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How to pronounce porter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pullman porter
Type of employee
Type Words
Synonyms door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary
Type of guard
Has types night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker, commissionaire
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Synonyms cole albert porter, cole porter
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Synonyms o. henry, william sydney porter
Type Words
Synonyms porter's beer
Type of ale
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Synonyms katherine anne porter
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Type of manual laborer, jack, labourer, laborer
Has types skycap, redcap
Derivation port
Type Words
Type of carry, transport
Derivation porterage


They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists.

Examples of porter

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For my second beer I chose Blue Monkey's sumptuous porter called 99 Red Baboons.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Porter is the director of behavioral health for the Surgeon General of the Army.
From the cnn.com
Porter went through her own journey when she accepted that she was a shopaholic.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Passenger and Kokoda porter Kila Johns says he was terrified after the take-off.
From the theaustralian.com.au
Porter kept most of his stock with Delaware Park-based Anthony Dutrow last year.
From the delawareonline.com
Porter contributed five points and five assists while committing four turnovers.
From the kentucky.com
Porter was injured while defending a pass by Minnesota quarterback Gus Frerotte.
From the courier-journal.com
Porter not part of plans Where has that $30 million receiver been all this time?
From the orlandosentinel.com
Porter says students can be trusted with leadership roles adults typically fill.
From the al.com
More examples
  • A person employed to carry luggage and supplies
  • Carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
  • Doorkeeper: someone who guards an entrance
  • United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
  • United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
  • A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
  • Porter was a Mexican indie rock band based in Guadalajara, Mexico.
  • Porter is a dark-coloured style of beer. The history and development of stout and porter are intertwined. The name was first used in the 18th century from its popularity with the street and river porters of London. It is generally brewed with dark malts. ...
  • A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects for others.