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1. porter
noun. ['ˈpɔrtɝ'] a person employed to carry luggage and supplies.
Antonyms
Etymology
- portour (Anglo-Norman)
- porteor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Porter
- fourthquarter
- thirdquarter
- mcwhorter
- snorter
- sortor
- sorter
- shorter
- quarter
- puerto
- morter
- mortar
- horter
- gorter
- courter
- corter
How do you pronounce porter?
Pronounce porter as ˈpɔrtər.
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Sentences with porter
1. Noun, singular or mass
There are no formal qualifications required in order to become a hotel porter.
2. porter
noun. ['ˈpɔrtɝ'] someone who guards an entrance.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- portour (Anglo-Norman)
- porteor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. porter
noun. ['ˈpɔrtɝ'] a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars).
Synonyms
Etymology
- portour (Anglo-Norman)
- porteor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. porter
noun. ['ˈpɔrtɝ'] a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley.
Synonyms
Etymology
- portour (Anglo-Norman)
- porteor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. Porter
noun. United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910).