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Meanings of porter in English
Person who carries objects or cargo for others.
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Dark style of beer developed in London from well-hopped beers made from brown malt.
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Usage of porter in English
1
This arrangement left the Serbs' porter, Hussein, free to carry their bags.
2
A hand grasped his arm; he looked up; it was the porter.
3
I was afforded every help at Heuston Station by a young porter.
4
And in civil life he was outside porter in a goods yard.
5
The argument became a personal quarrel between the porter and the clerk.
6
He now looked in and saw the porter sitting in his chair.
7
The porter at the door summoned the chairman of the State Committee.
8
This, however, is not more remarkable than what happened to the porter.
9
The porter nodded in his chair: I dare not say he slept:
10
The detective himself hurried to the door and called in the porter.
11
The porter from the wicket was running on them sword in hand.
12
The porter was standing in the vestibule looking at him with amazement.
13
The clerk touched a bell, and the porter came in from outside.
14
The porter rang a bell, and a footman appeared in the hall.
15
On the way I was stopped by the daughter of the hall-porter.
16
He put it in the charge of a porter from the hotel.
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Translations for porter
Portuguese
Spanish
Porter through the time
Porter across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common