PORTER


Meaning of PORTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɔ:(r)tə(r) ]

( porters)

1.

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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4.

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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