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BNC: 6464 COCA: 11418

porter

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
porter /ˈpoɚtɚ/ noun
plural porters
porter
/ˈpoɚtɚ/
noun
plural porters
Learner's definition of PORTER
[count] : a person whose job is to carry bags or luggage at a hotel, airport, etc.(酒店、机场等的)行李搬运工
[count] US : a person whose job is to help passengers on a train列车乘务员
[count] British : a person whose job is to let people into a hotel, college, hospital, etc.(酒店、学校、医院等的)门卫
[count] British : a person whose job is to move patients from one part of a hospital to another(医院内运送病人的)护工
[count, noncount] : a heavy, dark brown beer波特啤酒(一种黑啤酒)
BNC: 6464 COCA: 11418

porter

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noun (1)

por·​ter ˈpȯr-tər How to pronounce porter (audio)
plural porters
chiefly British
: a person stationed at a door or gate to admit or assist those entering

porter

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural porters
1
: a person who carries burdens
especially : one employed to carry baggage for patrons at a hotel or transportation terminal
2
: a parlor-car or sleeping-car attendant who waits on passengers and makes up berths
3
[short for porter's beer] : a heavy dark brown ale typically brewed from browned or charred malt
4
: a person who does routine cleaning (as in a hospital or office)

porter

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verb

portered; portering; porters

transitive verb

: to transport or carry as or as if by a porter

intransitive verb

: to act as a porter

Synonyms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin portarius, from Latin porta gate — more at port

Noun (2)

Middle English portour, from Anglo-French porteour, from Late Latin portator, from Latin portare to carry — more at fare

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of porter was in the 13th century
BNC: 6464 COCA: 11418
porter

noun¹

1helps lift and carry things搬運東西ADJECTIVE | PORTER + VERB ADJECTIVEhospital, kitchen, railway (all BrE) 醫院護工;廚房勤雜工;火車站搬運工PORTER + VERBcarry sth搬運工搬運⋯ note at job
porter

noun²

2 (BrE) in charge of the entrance of a large building守門ADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEhead門衞的領班hall, hotel大廳的/旅館的門衞night夜班門衞uniformed穿制服的門衞PHRASESporter's desk, porter's lodge門房服務台;傳達室 note at job

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