Meaning of Porter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
   countable, uncountable
2. A person who carries luggage and related objects.
3. A person in control of the entrance to a building.
   countable
4. A unisex given name.
   countable, uncountable
5. An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
6. An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
   countable
7. A placename in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
8. A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.
   countable, uncountable
9. One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
10. A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
    countable, uncountable
11. A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.
    countable, uncountable
12. Stout (malt brew).
    Ireland, countable, uncountable
13. A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
14. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
    countable, uncountable
15. A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.
    countable, uncountable
16. An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.
    countable, uncountable
17. A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
    countable, uncountable
18. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
    countable, uncountable
19. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
20. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
21. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.
    countable, uncountable
22. Ellipsis of Porter County.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
23. Ellipsis of Porter Crater.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“By the time I reached the train⟳ station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.”

“Achilles! a drayman, a porter, a very camel.”

“the unsmotherable delight of all the porters and by - standers”

“The man who carries your luggage at the station is a "red cap", not a porter. The Canadian porter is the man who makes up the beds in the sleeping cars.”

“As soon as we had come⟳ to a stand⟳ in Kamina Station, a swarm of porters pushed their way into the compartment to get⟳ my luggage. I selected one, and ordered the others out, and then detrained.”

“Tips were an important part of porters' income, and at Christmas passengers felt there was extra pressure to give⟳ them - despite some perceiving the level of service to be poor.”

“[…] useful only if you are a Perl porter or implementor and you want⟳ to check the efficiency of the hashing algorithm.”

“‘Here, Pat, give⟳ us a g.p., like⟳ a good fellow.’ The curate brought him a glass of plain porter. The man drank it at a gulp and asked for a caraway seed.”

“The pixels’ use⟳ in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put⟳ taxpayers at risk⟳, according to the report⟳ by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter.”

“"What do you say⟳ to the 40 percent of California voters, who you'll need⟳ in order⟳ to win⟳, who voted for (President Donald) Trump?" Watts asked. Then Porter said, "How would I need⟳ them in order⟳ to win⟳, ma'am?" expressing some level of disapproval with the question⟳ while letting out a laugh⟳.”

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