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▸ noun: 2022 December 14, David Turner, “The Edwardian Christmas getaway...”, in RAIL, number 972, page 35:
▸ noun: (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
▸ noun: (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
▸ noun: (countable) A person in control of the entrance to a building.
▸ noun: (countable, bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
▸ noun: (countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
▸ noun: (beer, Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
▸ verb: To serve as a porter; to carry.
▸ noun: A surname originating as an occupation.
▸ noun: A unisex given name.
▸ noun: A placename in the United States:
▸ noun: A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.
▸ noun: A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.
▸ noun: A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
▸ noun: A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.
▸ noun: A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
▸ noun: A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
▸ noun: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.
▸ noun: Ellipsis of Porter County. [One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Valparaiso.]
▸ noun: Ellipsis of Porter Crater.
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gatekeeper,
doorkeeper,
hall porter,
redcap,
doorman,
door guard,
Pullman porter,
carrier,
bag-carrier,
tackle-porter,
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