| Noun | 1. | porter - a person employed to carry luggage and suppliesredcap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station skycap - a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport | |
| 2. | porter - someone who guards an entranceguard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone | |
| 3. | Porter - United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | |
| 4. | Porter - United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)composer - someone who composes music as a profession | |
| 5. | Porter - United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | |
| 6. | porter - a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job | |
| 7. | porter - a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barleyale - a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume | |
| Verb | 1. | porter - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" | |