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Results for: "porter"

Translating from English to Chinese Traditional

Translations:

porter — person who carries luggage
→ 搬運工 (bānyùngōng)
porter — person in control of a building entrance
→ 門房 (ménfáng)
→ 看門人 (kānménrén)

More translations:

porter
→ (火車站等的)行李搬運工人
porter
→ 搬運工人
porter
→ 守門人

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 7

  1. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

  2. someone who guards an entrance

    Synonymsdoorkeeperdoormandoor guardhall portergatekeeperostiary

  3. United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

    SynonymsKatherine Anne Porter
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  1. United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

    SynonymsCole PorterCole Albert Porter

  2. United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

    SynonymsWilliam Sydney PorterO. Henry

  3. a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

    SynonymsPullman porter

  4. a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

    Synonymsporter's beer

VERB 1

  1. carry luggage or supplies

    • “They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists”