porter
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A person who carries luggage and related objects.
- An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
- One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
- A person in control of the entrance to a building.
- An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
- A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
- Stout (malt brew).
Verb
- To serve as a porter; to carry.
Proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A unisex given name.
- A placename in the United States: A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.
- A placename in the United States: A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.
- A placename in the United States: A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.
- A placename in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
- A placename in the United States: A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.
- A placename in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.
- A placename in the United States: A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
- A placename in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
- A placename in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
- A placename in the United States: A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A placename in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.
- A placename in the United States: Ellipsis of Porter County.
- A placename in the United States: Ellipsis of Porter Crater.
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