Porter

  • 61porter — Beer Beer, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[ o]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some… …

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  • 62Porter — Por|ter 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: ; in Großbritannien〉 starkes, dunkles, obergäriges Bier [Etym.: engl.; zu porter »Lastenträger« (da es früher besonders von diesen getrunken wurde)] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 63porter — porter1 noun 1》 a person employed to carry luggage and other loads.     ↘(also hospital porter) a hospital employee who moves equipment or patients. 2》 dark brown bitter beer brewed from malt partly charred or browned by drying at a high… …

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  • 64porter — noun 1 (C) someone whose job is to carry travellers bags at railway stations, airports etc: I hailed a porter and then a cab. 2 (C) especially BrE someone in charge of the entrance to a hotel, hospital etc 3 (C) someone whose job is to carry… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 65Porter — Sp Pòrteris Ap Porter L JAV apyg., mst. (Indiana) …

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  • 66porter — noun a porter helped with the bags Syn: carrier, baggage clerk, redcap …

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  • 67porter — I por•ter [[t]ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr [/t]] n. 1) a person hired to carry packages 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) rai an attendant in a railroad… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 68porter — I. /ˈpɔtə / (say pawtuh) noun 1. someone employed to carry burdens or luggage, as at a train station, hotel, etc. 2. US a railway carriage attendant. {Middle English portour, from Old French porteour, from Latin portāre carry} II. /ˈpɔtə / (say… …

  • 69porter —    This word (from the Latin portarius, meaning gatekeeper ) refers to a person who is in charge of opening and closing the doors to a church; prior to the Second Vatican Council, ordination as a porter was one of the minor ordersreceived by… …

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  • 70Porter Airlines — IATA PD ICAO POE Callsign PORTER …

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