porter 1
/pawr"teuhr, pohr"-/ , n.
1. a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
2. a person who does cleaning and maintenance work in a building, factory, store, etc.
3. an attendant in a railroad parlor car or sleeping car.
[ 1350-1400; ME, var. of portour porteour portator- (s. of portator ). See PORT 5 , -OR 2 ]
porter 2
/pawr"teuhr, pohr"-/ , n.
1. a person who has charge of a door or gate; doorkeeper.
2. Rom. Cath. Ch. ostiary (def. 1).
[ 1250-1300; ME portarius gatekeeper. See PORT 4 , -ER 2 ]
porter 3
/pawr"teuhr, pohr"-/ , n.
a heavy, dark-brown ale made with malt browned by drying at a high temperature.
[ 1720-30; short for porter's ale, appar. orig. brewed for porters ]