porter

Meaning

Noun

1. A person who carries luggage and related objects.
2. An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
3. One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).

Verb

To serve as a porter; to carry.

Synonyms

carrier

doorkeeper

doorman

janitor

door-keeper

gatekeeper

bearer

coolie

gateman

concierge

porter’s beer

redcap

Pullman porter

door guard

stout

caretaker

hall porter

usher

ostiary

labourer

pack

pass on

petitioner

pilot

🧑‍✈️

plaintiff

range

retainer

servant

skycap

steward

suer

superintendent

tote

toter

trainman

transmit

transporter

warder

worker

packman

portress

door’s man

baggage man

watch-man

lodgekeeper

burden-carrier

carrier of loads

carrier of burdens

street-porter

carry to term

Translations

portiere

porteur

portero

Gepäckträger

facchino

Pförtner

portier

porteiro

portinaio

Portier

portier

mozo

conciërge

Träger

αχθοφόρος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔɹtɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: porter

In summary

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.