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Definitions for: Porter
[n] dark sweet ale brewed from black malt
[n] someone who guards the entrance to a building
[n] a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
[n] a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
[n] American writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
[n] United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
[n] United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
[v] act as a porter; carry as a porter
Webster (1913) Definition: Por"ter, n. [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a
gate, door. See Port a gate.]
A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who
waits at the door to receive messages. --Shak.
To him the porter openeth. --John x. 3.
Por"ter, n. [F. porteur, fr. porter to carry, L.
portare. See Port to carry.]
1. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage,
etc.; for hire.
2. (Forging) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a
forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of
which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which
the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and
heating; -- called also porter bar.
3. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter
taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.
Note: Porter is said to be so called as having been first
used chiefly by the London porters, and this
application of the word is supposed to be not older
than 1750.
Synonyms: Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter, door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, Katherine Anne Porter, O. Henry, ostiary, porter's beer, Pullman porter, redcap, William Sydney Porter
See Also: ale, author, carry, commissionaire, composer, employee, guard, jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer, night porter, stout, ticket collector, ticket taker, transport, writer
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