porter

Noun
  1. A person employed to carry luggage and supplies (synset 110475013)
    is a type of: jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
    subtypes:
    • redcap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station
    • skycap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport
  2. Someone who guards an entrance (synset 110046278)
    is a type of: guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone
    subtypes:
    same as: door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiary
  3. United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) (synset 111263414)
    is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: katherine anne porter
  4. United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) (synset 111263258)
    is an instance of: composer - someone who composes music as a profession
    same as: cole albert porter, cole porter
  5. United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) (synset 111263092)
    is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: o. henry, william sydney porter
  6. A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) (synset 110474871)
    is a type of: employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
    same as: pullman porter
  7. A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley (synset 107906201)
    is a type of: ale - a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
    same as: porter's beer
Verb
  1. Carry luggage or supplies (synset 201453572)
    "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
    is a type of: carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

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