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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A unisex given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
Ellipsis of Porter County.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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name
A placename in the United States:
Ellipsis of Porter Crater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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noun
A person who carries luggage and related objects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A person in control of the entrance to a building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: beer, beverages, food, lifestyle
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noun
Stout (malt brew).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, countable, uncountable
Topics: beer, beverages, food, lifestyle
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verb
To serve as a porter; to carry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: porter's beer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ale
noun
someone who guards an entrance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guard
Narrower terms: commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker
noun
a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pullman porter
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Broader terms: employee
noun
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
Narrower terms: redcap, skycap
noun
United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: William Sydney Porter, O. Henry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
noun
United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: composer
noun
United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Katherine Anne Porter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
verb
carry luggage or supplies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: transport, carry
History
From Middle English Porter, from porter (“porter”), * From Old French portier (“doorman”), from porte (“door”) * From Old French portour (“bearer”), from porter (“to carry”)
From Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French porteor, from Late Latin portātor, from past participle of Latin portāre (“to carry”). By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -er.
From Middle English porter, portere, portare, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French portier, from Late Latin portarius (“gatekeeper”), from Latin porta (“gate”).
Across languages
124 source translations are retained for this English entry.
