porter
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈpɔrtər/
:
mozo de equipajes
- Pandora had forgotten to tip the porters, so Lucilla had to do it for her.
- expedition porters
- waiters and porters
- cooks and porters
Examples
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Alan gathered up the baby and his things, and I got a porter to carry the suitcases.
Fiction book (1991) -
It was left at the desk of the hall porter.
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Send the night porter up for my bags immediately, please.
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And send up a porter for the luggage.
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Be sure you tell the porter no starch in the shorts.
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The porter's taking my bags and saving me a place.
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About eight o'clock, the sleeping car porter came to open up our beds.
Fiction book (1990) -
Thank you, porter.
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Her three male lodgers were all porters in their mid-twenties who worked in the neighborhood.
Academic text (1998) -
The porter helped us with our luggage as soon as we arrived at the train station.
Synonyms
136
2.8
A person who serves or helps people in a public place
19
3.2
A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and does small jobs for them
16
2.8
A hotel worker who carries guests' luggage and helps with small tasks for them
13
6.1
A person who carries guests' bags and helps them with small jobs in a hotel
4
8.4
A person at an airport who helps passengers with their bags
1
4.8
A person who works in a hotel at night and helps guests
1
8.6
A person who works on a train and helps passengers in sleeping cars
1
6.5
A person who works at a building entrance and helps visitors in hotels or university halls
A person who moves and looks after passengers' luggage at an airport or train station
A man who handles passengers' bags on a train
A woman who helps travelers by carrying and looking after their bags
Compounds
- UK
1
6.5
A person who works at a building entrance and helps visitors in hotels or university halls
A dark, strong beer from countries near the Baltic Sea that is made in cool conditions and tastes rich
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Etymology
Porter (person who carries luggage) comes from the Latin root portare meaning 'to carry', and you can see the same root in portable and transport, so a porter is literally someone who 'carries' your bags.