as in janitor
a person who tends a door
he generously tipped the porter for hailing a taxi
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At the port, passengers can check luggage with a porter and go through security before getting on the ship.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Flashback: Newman learned the ropes of the news business on the side while working as a railroad porter in the 1920s, local historian Iric Nathanson wrote.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 10 Aug. 2024
Incidental expenses include fees and tips paid at lodging, including porters and hotel staff.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Those men would become known as the Pullman porters.
—Stephen Satterfield, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Flashback: Newman learned the ropes of the news business on the side while working as a railroad porter in the 1920s, local historian Iric Nathanson wrote.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 10 Aug. 2024
Incidental expenses include fees and tips paid at lodging, including porters and hotel staff.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Those men would become known as the Pullman porters.
—Stephen Satterfield, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
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“Porter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porter. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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