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Porter
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- 1 A surname originating as an occupation. countable, uncountable
"The pixels’ use in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put taxpayers at risk, according to the report by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter."
- 2 A unisex given name. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename in the United States:; A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename in the United States:; A town and village in Oxford County, Maine. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename in the United States:; A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename in the United States:; A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename in the United States:; A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename in the United States:; A town in Rock County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename in the United States:; Ellipsis of Porter County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 15 A placename in the United States:; Ellipsis of Porter Crater. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 1 A person who carries luggage and related objects.
"By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting."
- 2 A person in control of the entrance to a building. countable
- 3 a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley wordnet
- 4 An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
- 5 An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away. countable
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- 6 someone who guards an entrance wordnet
- 7 One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
"[…] useful only if you are a Perl porter or implementor and you want to check the efficiency of the hashing algorithm."
- 8 A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong. countable, uncountable
- 9 a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) wordnet
- 10 Stout (malt brew). Ireland, countable, uncountable
"‘Here, Pat, give us a g.p., like a good fellow.’ The curate brought him a glass of plain porter. The man drank it at a gulp and asked for a caraway seed."
- 11 a person employed to carry luggage and supplies wordnet
- 1 To serve as a porter; to carry.
- 2 carry luggage or supplies wordnet
Etymology
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.
From Middle English porter, portere, portare, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French portier, from Late Latin portarius (“gatekeeper”), from Latin porta (“gate”).
From Middle English porter, portere, portare, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French portier, from Late Latin portarius (“gatekeeper”), from Latin porta (“gate”).
From Middle English Porter, from porter (“porter”), * From Old French portier (“doorman”), from porte (“door”) * From Old French portour (“bearer”), from porter (“to carry”)
See also for "porter"
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