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Meanings of porter in anglès

portuguès
porteiro
català
conserge
espanyol
portero
Wikidata

Someone who guards an entrance.

      conserge
      rus
      портер
      espanyol
      porteador
      català
      portador
      Wikidata

      Person who carries objects or cargo for others.

            Related terms
            portador
            rus
            портер
            portuguès
            porter
            espanyol
            porter
            Wikidata

            Dark style of beer developed in London from well-hopped beers made from brown malt.

                    Related terms
                    портер
                    portuguès
                    cole porter
                    català
                    cole porter
                    espanyol
                    porter

                    United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

                          cole porter
                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "Cole Porter"
                          Examples for "Cole Porter"
                          1
                          If only Cole Porter were alive, he'd write a song about her.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          Ferry's no stranger to the era, having covered Cole Porter with aplomb.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          The music Rodney Barrett plays clashes quietly with the Cole Porter song.
                          Bird Box
                          4
                          S: Oh ja, I am very at home in Cole Porter.
                          The Guardian
                          5
                          If Cole Porter name-checked you, then you were very famous indeed.
                          The Irish Times
                          Usage of porter in anglès
                          1
                          This arrangement left the Serbs' porter, Hussein, free to carry their bags.
                          No way down: life and death on k2
                          2
                          A hand grasped his arm; he looked up; it was the porter.
                          Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
                          3
                          I was afforded every help at Heuston Station by a young porter.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          And in civil life he was outside porter in a goods yard.
                          Mufti
                          5
                          The argument became a personal quarrel between the porter and the clerk.
                          The Angel and the Author, and Others
                          6
                          He now looked in and saw the porter sitting in his chair.
                          Marietta: A Maid of Venice
                          7
                          The porter at the door summoned the chairman of the State Committee.
                          The Ramrodders: A Novel
                          8
                          This, however, is not more remarkable than what happened to the porter.
                          The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
                          9
                          The porter nodded in his chair: I dare not say he slept:
                          The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1884
                          10
                          The detective himself hurried to the door and called in the porter.
                          The Rome Express
                          11
                          The porter from the wicket was running on them sword in hand.
                          Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch
                          12
                          The porter was standing in the vestibule looking at him with amazement.
                          The Big-Town Round-Up
                          13
                          The clerk touched a bell, and the porter came in from outside.
                          The Lost Ambassador; Or, The Search For The Missing Delora
                          14
                          The porter rang a bell, and a footman appeared in the hall.
                          Poor Relations
                          15
                          On the way I was stopped by the daughter of the hall-porter.
                          My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
                          16
                          He put it in the charge of a porter from the hotel.
                          In the Wilderness
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                          Translations for porter
                          Porter through the time
                          Porter across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Less common
                          United States of America
                          Less common