noun
- A person employed to carry luggage and supplies.
- Someone who guards an entrance.
- synonyms: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary
- United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980.
- synonyms: Katherine Anne Porter
- United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946.
- synonyms: Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter
- United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910.
- synonyms: William Sydney Porter, O. Henry
- A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars.
- synonyms: Pullman porter
- A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley.
- synonyms: porter's beer
verb
- Carry luggage or supplies.
- usage: "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). Porter. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/porter/definitions/1234719 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "Porter" http://smartdefine.org/porter/definitions/1234719 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, Porter, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/porter/definitions/1234719>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "Porter" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/porter/definitions/1234719> |