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Definition porter in American English

porter noun

noun
/ˈpɔrtər/
1

someone in a station, airport, or hotel whose job is helping people with their suitcases and showing them where to go

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1.1

someone on a train whose job is bringing things that passengers ask for

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1.2

an orderly in a hospital

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2

a type of dark bitter beer

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Definition porter in American English