porter
English Thesaurus
1. a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | ale, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.food) |
2. someone who guards an entrance (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | guard, |
| definition | : | a person who keeps watch over something or someone (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | night porter, |
| definition | : | a porter on duty during the night (noun.person) |
3. a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | employee, |
| definition | : | a worker who is hired to perform a job (noun.person) |
4. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | redcap, |
| definition | : | a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | skycap, |
| definition | : | a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport (noun.person) |
5. United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | author, writer, |
| definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
6. United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | composer, |
| definition | : | someone who composes music as a profession (noun.person) |
7. United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | author, writer, |
| definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
8. carry luggage or supplies (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
9. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies (noun.person)
| derivation | : | port, |
| definition | : | carry, bear, convey, or bring (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | porter, |
| definition | : | carry luggage or supplies (verb.contact) |
10. carry luggage or supplies (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | porterage, |
| definition | : | the transportation of burdens by porters (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | porter, |
| definition | : | a person employed to carry luggage and supplies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | porterage, |
| definition | : | the charge for carrying burdens by porters (noun.possession) |
11. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies (noun.person)
| derivation | : | port, |
| definition | : | carry, bear, convey, or bring (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | porter, |
| definition | : | carry luggage or supplies (verb.contact) |
12. carry luggage or supplies (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | porterage, |
| definition | : | the transportation of burdens by porters (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | porter, |
| definition | : | a person employed to carry luggage and supplies (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | porterage, |
| definition | : | the charge for carrying burdens by porters (noun.possession) |
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