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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