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Synonyms for porter
ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr-porter

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Princeton's WordNet1.7 / 6 votes

  1. porternoun

    a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

    Synonyms:
    door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, doorkeeper, hall porter, porter's beer, ostiary

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

    someone who guards an entrance

    Synonyms:
    ostiary, porter's beer, door guard, ostiarius, usher, hall porter, doorkeeper, gatekeeper, doorman

  3. Porter, Katherine Anne Porternoun

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

    Synonyms:
    door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, doorkeeper, hall porter, porter's beer, ostiary

  4. Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porternoun

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

    Synonyms:
    door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, doorkeeper, hall porter, porter's beer, ostiary

  5. Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henrynoun

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

    Synonyms:
    door guard, doorman, gatekeeper, doorkeeper, hall porter, porter's beer, ostiary

  6. porter, Pullman porternoun

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

    Synonyms:
    doorkeeper, door guard, porter's beer, ostiary, hall porter, gatekeeper, doorman

  7. porter, porter's beerverb

    a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

    Synonyms:
    doorkeeper, door guard, porter's beer, ostiary, hall porter, gatekeeper, doorman

  8. porterverb

    carry luggage or supplies

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

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  1. baggadge carrier

    Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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  1. porternoun

    Synonyms:
    carrier

  2. porternoun

    Synonyms:
    CONCIèRGE, janitor, door-keeper

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words2.0 / 1 vote

  1. porternoun

    Synonyms:
    doorkeeper, concierge

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "porter":

    wear, doorman, mcbean, potter, bear, bring, carry, janitor, concierge, bearer

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How to use porter in a sentence?

  1. Glenn Consor:

    What a well-designed play. You gotta give him credit. … Kevin Porter Jr., like his dad, pulled that trigger right at the right time.

  2. Taylor Porter:

    Taylor Porter and Christopher Wilson went from that to an elopement with just five people attending.

  3. Michael Malone:

    I do my sub chart for every game and at the bottom of that are the guys that are out, you see, ‘ Jamal Murray, out. ’ You see ‘ Michael Porter, out. ’ You see.

  4. Dolly Parton:

    Oh God, I used to fight all the time with Porter Waggoner, we were known for, you know, for our disagreements. But he gave me a big hand up and I always appreciated that. But I (also) had always wanted to be my own star, and I said that at the start. I didn’t want to be just a girl singer in somebody else’s group.

  5. Richard Waites:

    They won't remember the details of the police activity or the details of the arrest of Freddie Gray or the events that happened after that, when the van driver called for backup, which are the events that involve Mr. Porter.


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