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porter

UK
/ˈpɔːtə/
US
/ˈpɔrtər/

Translations

porternoun
porters
pl
UK
/ˈpɔːtə/
US
/ˈpɔrtər/
The porter helped us with our bags as we checked into the hotel.
Le porteur nous a aidés avec nos bagages lorsque nous nous sommes enregistrés à l'hôtel.
The porter at the entrance checked our tickets before allowing us inside.
Le portier à l'entrée a vérifié nos billets avant de nous laisser entrer.
porterTerme de brasserie, employé surtout pour la bière brune.
He ordered a pint of porter to go with his meal.
Il a commandé une pinte de porter pour accompagner son repas.
Additional translations
conciergeDans un bâtiment, pour la personne chargée de l'entretien et de la surveillance.
Synonyms
bearer
luggage handler
bellhop
doorman
messenger
carrier
porterverb
portered
Past Simple
portered
Past Participle
portering
Gerund
Used transitively and intransitively meaning ‘to carry luggage as a porter’.
porterPour des bagages ou des charges, souvent contre rémunération.
During the festival he portered for tourists at the railway station.
Pendant le festival, il portait les bagages des touristes à la gare.
Synonyms
man-port (rare)
bear
haul
take
bring
shoulder
heft
cart
ferry
transport
convey
lug
tote
carry
porteradjective
Attributive use, chiefly before a noun, relating to porter beer or porter services (e.g., ‘porter bottles’, ‘porter staff’).
Additional translations
porterEn cuisine, pour ce qui est à base de bière porter.

Definitions

porternoun
A person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a hotel or at a railway station.
The porter helped us with our bags as we checked into the hotel.
A dark brown bitter beer brewed from malt partly charred or browned by drying at a high temperature.
He ordered a pint of porter to go with his meal.
A person stationed at a door or gate to admit or assist those entering.
The porter at the entrance checked our tickets before allowing us inside.
A person employed to clean and maintain a building; a janitor.
The night porter swept the corridors and emptied the trash cans.
porterverb
To carry luggage or other loads, typically for payment, in the manner of a porter.
During the festival he portered for tourists at the railway station.
porteradjective
Relating to or characteristic of porter beer or of porters and their services.
We enjoyed a hearty meal with a rich porter sauce.
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