Definitions for Porter
ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr-porter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 7 votes

1. porternoun

   a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

2. doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiarynoun

   someone who guards an entrance

3. Porter, Katherine Anne Porternoun

   United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

4. Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porternoun

   United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

5. Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henrynoun

   United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

6. porter, Pullman porternoun

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

7. porter, porter's beerverb

   a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

8. porterverb

   carry luggage or supplies

   "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PORTERnoun

   Etymology: portier, Fr. from porta, Lat. a gate.

   1. One that has the charge of the gate.

   Porter, remember what I give in charge,
   And, when you’ve so done, bring the keys to me. William Shakespeare.

   Arm all my houshold presently, and charge
   The porter he let no man in till day. Ben Jonson.

   Nic. Frog demanded to be his porter, and his fishmonger, to keep the keys of his gates, and furnish the kitchen. Arb.

   2. One who waits at the door to receive messages.

   A fav’rite porter with his master vie,
   Be brib’d as often, and as often lie. Alexander Pope.

   3. [ Porteur, Fr. from porto, Lat. to carry.]One who carries burthens for hire.

   It is with kings sometimes as with porters, whose packs may jostle one against the other, yet remain good friends still. James Howell.

   By porter, who can tell, whether I mean a man who bears burthens, or a servant who waits at a gate? Isaac Watts.

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1. porter

   A porter is a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railroad station, an airport, or a hotel. It also refers to a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity, such as a gatekeeper or doorkeeper. In beer terminology, porter is a kind of dark, sweet ale that is brewed from black malt.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porternoun

   a man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages

2. Porternoun

   a carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire

3. Porternoun

   a bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar

4. Porternoun

   a malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities

5. Etymology: [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a gate, door. See Port a gate.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porter

   Porter is a dark style of beer originating in London in the 18th century, descended from brown beer, a well-hopped beer made from brown malt. The name is thought to come from its popularity with street and river porters. The history and development of stout and porter are intertwined. The name "stout" for a dark beer is believed to have come about because a strong porter may be called "Extra Porter" or "Double Porter" or "Stout Porter". The term "Stout Porter" would later be shortened to just "Stout". For example, Guinness Extra Stout was originally called "Extra Superior Porter" and was only given the name Extra Stout in 1840.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porter

   pōrt′ėr, n. a door-keeper or gate-keeper: one who waits at the door to receive messages:—fem. Port′eress, Port′ress.—n. Port′erage, the office or duty of a porter.—Porter's lodge, a house or an apartment near a gate for the use of the porter. [O. Fr. portier—Low L. portarius—L. porta, a gate.]

2. Porter

   pōrt′ėr, n. one who carries burdens for hire: a dark-brown malt liquor, prob. because a favourite drink with London porters.—ns. Port′erage, carriage: charge made by a porter for carrying goods; Port′er-house, a restaurant; Port′erhouse-steak (U.S.), a choice cut of beef-steak next to the sirloin.—adv. Port′erly, like a porter: coarse. [O. Fr. porteur—L. portāre, to carry.]

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Porter

   Another name for “Entire,” which was first retailed at “The Blue Last” in Curtain Road, Finsbury. Finding that it was in great request by the porters who frequented that house of call, the publican dropped the name of “Entire” and called it “Porter.”

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1. PORTER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Porter is ranked #159 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Porter surname appeared 163,054 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 55 would have the surname Porter.
   
   68.5% or 111,806 total occurrences were White.
   25.4% or 41,416 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 3,995 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.3% or 3,767 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 1,174 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 897 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Carry
   • Composer
   • Employee
   • Guard
   • Laborer
   • Writer

Anagrams for Porter »

1. report

2. troper

3. porret

How to pronounce Porter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Porter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Porter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Porter in a Sentence

1. Joandrea McAtee:

   Do n’t Porter County Sheriff David Reynolds tell no other adults.

2. Danny Lavergne:

   Southwestern Louisiana could get 15-20 inches of rain from Harvey. Flash floods warnings went into effect through Thursday as areas along the coast faced tropical storm warnings. Flooding has already taken over localized streets since Sunday, The Weather Channel reported. An emergency response official in a coastal Louisiana parish said the threat of flooding from Harvey's torrential rains could be new ground for us. Harvey has been blamed for at least five confirmed deaths, including a woman killed Monday in the town of Porter, northeast of Houston, when a large oak tree dislodged by heavy rains toppled onto her trailer home. In addition, a Houston television station reported Monday that six family members were believed to have drowned when their van was swept away by floodwaters. The KHOU report was attributed to three family members the station did not identify. No bodies have been recovered. The flooding was so widespread that the levels of city waterways have either equaled or surpassed those of Tropical Storm Allison from 2001, and no major highway has been spared some overflow.The city's normally bustling business district was virtually deserted Monday, with emergency vehicles making up most of the traffic. Most businesses were closed. In Louisiana, Danny Lavergne, director of Cameron Parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said approximately 30 roads in the parish were covered with water but remained passable by Monday morning. It's far from being over.

3. Travis Tritt:

   The people that were in the room that night were Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Porter Wagoner, all of these big country music stars.

4. Jeffrey Toobin:

   A hung jury is a defeat for the prosecution, especially when they needed William Porter to make some of these other cases, now, it's not impossible that at least some of these other cases can go to trial without William Porter, but his testimony was going to be important.

5. Rob Porter:

   Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters. Rob Porter, meanwhile, pushed back strongly on the allegations in the press. These outrageous allegations are simply false. I took the photos given to the media nearly 15 years ago and the reality behind them is nowhere close to what is being described. I have been transparent and truthful about these vile claims, but I will not further engage publicly with a coordinated smear campaign, my commitment to public service speaks for itself. I have always put duty to country first and treated others with respect. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have served in the Trump Administration and will seek to ensure a smooth transition when I leave White House.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Porter
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Porter
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Porter
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Porter
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Porter
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Porter
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html