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Results for: "porter"

Translating from English to German

Translations:

porter — person who carries luggage
→ Gepäckträger m
→ Träger m
porter — person in control of a building entrance
→ Pförtner m
→ Portier m

More translations:

porter
→ Gepäckträger
porter
→ Pförtner
Porter
→ Dienstmann
porter
→ Kofferträger
porter
→ Kofferwagen
porter
→ Lastträger
Porter
→ Porter
porter
→ Portier
porter
→ Träger

Reverse Translations (German to English):

Porter
→ Porter
Porter
→ family name
Porter
→ William Sydney Porter (1862-1910)
Porter
→ American writer of short stories
Porter
→ author of "Cabbages and Kings"

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
Show 4 more meanings
  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”