porter
A person who carries luggage and related objectsA person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo.
» Tom tipped the porter very generously.
Значение
значений: 7A person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo.
goods porter
By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.
Gepäckträger
носи́льщикnosílʹščik, гру́зчикgrúzčik
An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
(исчисляемое)A person in control of the entrance to a building.
Pförtner, Portier
портьеportʹje
швейца́рšvejcár, портьєportʹje
someone who guards an entrance
(исчисляемое)An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
(Ирландия, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Stout (malt brew).
по́ртерpórter
Примеры
предложений: 27Tom tipped the porter very generously.
I had the porter carry my suitcase.
Tom used to work as a porter.
She had her heavy suitcase carried by the porter.
I had the porter take my suitcases to my room.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 3
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old FFrom Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French porteor, from Late Latin portātor, from past participle of Latin portāre (“to carry”). By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -er.
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Формы
мн. число: portersСинонимы
синонимов: 12- a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley:porter's beer
- a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars):Pullman porter
- United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910):William Sydney PorterO. Henry
- United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946):Cole PorterCole Albert Porter
- United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980):Katherine Anne Porter
- someone who guards an entrance:doorkeeperdoor guardhall portergatekeeperostiary