as in janitor
a person who tends a door
he generously tipped the porter for hailing a taxi
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Recent Examples of porter
For brisket, a porter or stout, especially a milk stout or Irish stout, is good, but so is the harder-to-find Scotch ale.
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Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
Things got a little easier for Gleixner after the building’s porter, Jonny Arrascue, 60, moved in with him, Callahan said.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
Sherpas in charge Gelje Sherpa grew up in Nepal’s Solukhumbu region and followed in his father’s footsteps by working in the mountains, first as a kitchen boy and porter, then as a guide.
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Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
The hotel management said that safety barriers and warning signs had been in place around the pool prior to the porter's fall.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
1 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
Sherpas in charge Gelje Sherpa grew up in Nepal’s Solukhumbu region and followed in his father’s footsteps by working in the mountains, first as a kitchen boy and porter, then as a guide.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
The hotel management said that safety barriers and warning signs had been in place around the pool prior to the porter's fall.
—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porter
janitor
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Goodall had toiled 23 years as a janitor in a Terre Haute, Indiana, middle school when the 55-year old hopped a flight for the first time in his life, and took the AGT stage in Los Angeles.
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Some hospital staff, like janitors and cafeteria workers, still make minimum wage.
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“Porter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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