Noun
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a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
- porter's beer -
a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
- pullman porter -
United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
- william sydney porter - o. henry -
United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
- cole porter - cole albert porter -
United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
- katherine anne porter -
someone who guards an entrance
- door guard - hall porter -
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
Verb
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carry luggage or supplies
"They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"