transcription, транскрипция: [ pɔ:(r)tə(r) ]
( porters)
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A porter is a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance of a building such as a hotel. ( BRIT; in AM, use doorman )
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2.
A porter is a person whose job is to carry things, for example people’s luggage at a railway station or in a hotel.
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3.
A porter on a train is a person whose job is to make up beds in the sleeping car and to help passengers. ( AM; in BRIT, usually use attendant )
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In a hospital, a porter is someone whose job is to move patients from place to place. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use orderly )
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