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Noun porter has 7 senses
- porter - a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
--1 is a kind of laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack
--1 has particulars: redcap; skycap
- doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary - someone who guards an entrance
--2 is a kind of guard
--2 has particulars: commissionaire; night porter; ticket collector, ticket taker
- Porter, Katherine Anne Porter - United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
--3 is a kind of writer, author
- Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
--4 is a kind of composer
- Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
--5 is a kind of writer, author
- porter, Pullman porter - a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
--6 is a kind of employee
- porter, porter's beer - a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
--7 is a kind of ale
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