Definition of porter

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Porter (n.) A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.

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Supportful :: Supporter (n.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.
Coolie :: Coolie (n.) An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country..
Phonography :: Phonography (n.) A representation of sounds by distinctive characters; commonly, a system of shorthand writing invented by Isaac Pitman, or a modification of his system, much used by reporters..
Supporter :: Supporter (n.) One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life..
Importer :: Importer (n.) One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.
Butment :: Butment (n.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier..
Communist :: Communist (n.) A supporter of the commune of Paris.
Unionist :: Unionist (n.) One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States..
Unionist :: Unionist (n.) A member or supporter of a trades union.
Note :: Note (n.) Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a speech or of proceedings..
Tory :: Tory (n.) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority..
Porter :: Porter (n.) A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.
Logography :: Logography (n.) A mode of reporting speeches without using shorthand, -- a number of reporters, each in succession, taking down three or four words..
Oligarchist :: Oligarchist (n.) An advocate or supporter of oligarchy.
Reportorial :: Reportorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper..
Job :: "Job (v. t.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods..
Reporter :: Reporter (n.) One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers..
Janitor :: "Janitor (n.) A door-keeper; a porter; one who has the care of a public building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc..
Porterage :: Porterage (n.) The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper.
Porter :: Porter (n.) 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..
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