porter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

   The porter carried the trunks from the carriage.

2. 2
   noun

   someone who guards an entrance

   The porter carried the trunks from the carriage.

3. 3
   noun

   a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

   The porter carried the trunks from the carriage.

4. 4
   noun

   a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

   The porter carried the trunks from the carriage.

From Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French porteor, from Late Latin portātor, from past participle of Latin portāre (“to carry”). By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -er.

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