Sekirov Dictionary

porter

UK /ˈpɔːtə/US /ˈpɔɹtɚ/

noun 7
verb 1
forms 3

noun7

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a worker paid to move other people's heavy bags from one place to another
- By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.
An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.
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(Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
- ‘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. — 1904
A person in control of the entrance to a building.
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One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
- […] useful only if you are a Perl porter or implementor and you want to check the efficiency of the hashing algorithm. — 1998
An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.

verb1

To serve as a porter; to carry.

forms

portered · portering · porters

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