Definition of Porter

Noun

  • 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

  • carry luggage or supplies
    "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
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Unscramble porter

56 unscramble word found using the letters porter.

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