noun. One who has the charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper or gate-keeper.

noun. A dark-brown malt liquor, of English origin.

noun. A rope-carrier or supporter; a wheel or roller on a support used to sustain a traction- or transmission-rope and prevent its sagging and striking the ground between its terminal points.

noun. One who bears or carries; a bearer; a carrier; specifically, a person who carries burdens, etc., or runs errands for hire: as, a railway or dock porter.

noun. A law officer who carries a white or silver rod before the justices in eyre.

noun. Eccles., same as ostiary.

noun. That which is used in bearing, supporting, or carrying.

noun. A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.

noun. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire.

noun. 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.

noun. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.

noun. A person who carries luggage and related objects.

noun. A person in control of the entrance to a building.

noun. In the bowling industry, an employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.

noun. A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.

noun. Another name for the malt brew stout.

noun. One who ports software (converts it to another platform).

verb. To serve as a porter, to carry.

noun. United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

noun. United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

noun. United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

verb. carry luggage or supplies

noun. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

noun. a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

noun. someone who guards an entrance

noun. a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

"_Pylorus_ is the Greek for a porter; and our ring is indeed a porter like the one of which we have already said so much, and which I called last time the _porter up above_, in anticipation of his colleague below."

fettled porter  porter's knot  porter's lodge  

ale  author  carry  composer  employee  

Shorter  courter  exporter  importer  mortar  

attendant  beer  butler  chauffeur  clerk  

Aquarius  Ganymede  Hebe  baggage man  bakehead  

porter bar  

portering  porters