Overview of noun porter

The noun porter has 7 senses

• porter -- (a person employed to carry luggage and supplies)


• doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary -- (someone who guards an entrance)


• Porter, Katherine Anne Porter -- (United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980))


• Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter -- (United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946))


• Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry -- (United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910))


• porter, Pullman porter -- (a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars))


• porter, porter's beer -- (a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley)

Overview of verb porter

The verb porter has 1 sense

• porter -- (carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists")