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Definitions for Porter

[1] a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
[2] a person who does cleaning and maintenance work in a building, factory, store, etc.
[3] an attendant in a railroad parlor car or sleeping car.
[4] a person who has charge of a door or gate; doorkeeper.
[5] Roman Catholic Church . ostiary(def 1) .
[6] a heavy, dark-brown ale made with malt browned by drying at a high temperature.
[7] Cole, 1893–1964, U.S. composer.
[8] David, 1780–1843, U.S. naval officer.
[9] his son David Dix·on [dik -suh  n] /ˈdɪk sən/ , 1813–91, Union naval officer in the Civil War.
[10] Edwin Stanton, 1870–1941, U.S. film director.
[11] Gene Gene Stratton Porter , 1868–1924, U.S. novelist.
[12] Sir George, 1920–2002, British chemist: Nobel prize 1967.
[13] Katherine Anne, 1890–1980, U.S. writer.
[14] Noah, 1811–92, U.S. educator, writer, and lexicographer.
[15] Rodney Robert, 1917–85, British biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1972.
[16] William Sydney O. Henry , 1862–1910, U.S. short-story writer.
[17] a male given name.
[18] the left-hand side of a vessel or aircraft, facing forward.
[19] pertaining to or designating port.
[20] located on the left side of a vessel or aircraft.
[21] to turn or shift to the port, or left, side.
[22] a person employed to carry luggage, parcels, supplies, etc, esp at a railway station or hotel
[23] (in hospitals) a person employed to move patients from place to place
[24] US and Canadian a railway employee who waits on passengers, esp in a sleeper
[25] East African a manual labourer
[26] mainly British a person in charge of a gate or door; doorman or gatekeeper
[27] a person employed by a university or college as a caretaker and doorkeeper who also answers enquiries
[28] a person in charge of the maintenance of a building, esp a block of flats
[29] Also called: ostiary RC Church a person ordained to what was formerly the lowest in rank of the minor orders
[30] British a dark sweet ale brewed from black malt
[31] Cole. 1893–1964, US composer and lyricist of musical comedies. His most popular songs include Night and Day and Let's do It
[32] George, Baron Porter of Luddenham. 1920–2002, British chemist, who shared a Nobel prize for chemistry in 1967 for his work on flash photolysis
[33] Katherine Anne. 1890–1980, US short-story writer and novelist. Her best-known collections of stories are Flowering Judas (1930) and Pale Horse, Pale Rider (1939)
[34] Rodney Robert. 1917–85, British biochemist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1972 for determining the structure of an antibody
[35] William Sidney. original name of O. Henry
[36] a town or place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of ships
[37] See port of entry
[38] Also called (formerly): larboard the left side of an aircraft or vessel when facing the nose or bow (as modifier ) the port bow Compare starboard (def. 1)
[39] to turn or be turned towards the port
[40] a sweet fortified dessert wine
[41] nautical an opening in the side of a ship, fitted with a watertight door, for access to the holds See porthole (def. 1)
[42] a small opening in a wall, armoured vehicle, etc, for firing through
[43] an aperture, esp one controlled by a valve, by which fluid enters or leaves the cylinder head of an engine, compressor, etc
[44] electronics a logic circuit for the input and ouput of data
[45] mainly Scot a gate or portal in a town or fortress
[46] (tr) to carry (a rifle, etc) in a position diagonally across the body with the muzzle near the left shoulder
[47] this position
[48] (tr) computing to change (programs) from one system to another
[49] Australian (esp in Queensland) a suitcase or school case

Words related to Porter

gatekeeper, bellhop, bearer, concierge, carrier, transporter, janitor, redcap, doorkeeper, skycap

Words nearby Porter

porte, porte-cochere, portend, portent, portentous, porter, porter chair, porter's sign, porter, cole, porterage, portered

Origin of Porter

2First recorded in 1570–80; special use of port4

Word origin for Porter

C20: shortened from portmanteau

Synonyms for Porter

bearer, bellhop, carrier, concierge, doorkeeper, gatekeeper, janitor, redcap, skycap, transporter, baggage carrier, doorperson