por·ter

por·ter
/ˈpoɚtɚ/ noun, pl -ters
1 [count] : a person whose job is to carry bags or luggage at a hotel, airport, etc.

The porter helped her with her luggage.

2 [count] US : a person whose job is to help passengers on a train
3 [count] Brit : a person whose job is to let people into a hotel, college, hospital, etc.

the night porter

4 [count] Brit : a person whose job is to move patients from one part of a hospital to another
5 [count, noncount] : a heavy, dark brown beer

a glass of porter


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