as in janitor
a person who tends a door
he generously tipped the porter for hailing a taxi
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Recent Examples of porter
Everest climbers must cover the cost for guides, porters, cooks, gear, food, bottled oxygen, insurance, and transportation to and from Base Camp.
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2025
On the way, though, Cal stops to talk to a porter who’s worked in the White House for nine administrations.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
Our porters darted ahead of us on the trail, apt to set up camp for the night.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Baby Ruths pair well with cream ale, Rolos with kolsch and Three Musketeers with porter.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2025
On the way, though, Cal stops to talk to a porter who’s worked in the White House for nine administrations.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 Feb. 2025
Our porters darted ahead of us on the trail, apt to set up camp for the night.
—Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
Baby Ruths pair well with cream ale, Rolos with kolsch and Three Musketeers with porter.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for porter
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“Porter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porter. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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