Synonyms of porter

porter

noun

ˈpȯr-tər 

chiefly British

as in janitor

a person who tends a door

he generously tipped the porter for hailing a taxi

Synonyms & Similar Words

• janitor
• doorman
• gatekeeper
• doorkeeper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of porter

After the Civil War and through the mid-to-late-20th century, Black men were hired as sleeper car porters on the Pullman railroad line to carry luggage, shine shoes and service any other passenger needs. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026

The vast majority of the staff, from servers and sommeliers to porters and guides, hail from the surrounding area and evangelize for the Eastern Tennessee way of life. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026

Many of the paintings include a portrait of a Pullman porter or a maid surrounded by splashes of color and fragments of archival documents — newspaper clippings, timesheets, employee records. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026

Things got a little easier for Gleixner after the building’s porter, Jonny Arrascue, 60, moved in with him, Callahan said. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026