porters

Meanings

Noun

• a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
• someone who guards an entrance
• United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
• United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
• United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
• a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
• a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
• plural of porter

Verb

• carry luggage or supplies
• third-person singular simple present indicative of porter

Synonyms

Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter, door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, Katherine Anne Porter, O. Henry, ostiary, Porter, porter, porter's beer, Pullman porter, William Sydney Porter