PORTER

noun a carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, ·etc.; for hire.

2. porter ·noun a man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.

3. porter ·noun a malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.

4. porter ·noun a bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; ·esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating;

— called also porter bar.