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
So scores of them visited the homes of the porters to share literature about the union.
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The primarily Black staff of porters were the vital component of the Pullman Company’s exclusive sleeper car service.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Pullman sleeping cars’ high-quality customer service required porters to tote luggage, serve food, shine shoes, wake passengers, clean berths, make beds, comfort crying babies and perform myriad other duties to ensure a comfortable trip for passengers.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
It is sold in more than 20 countries and 150 stores globally including Net-a-porter, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Mytheresa, Neiman Marcus, Fwrd and Revolve.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The primarily Black staff of porters were the vital component of the Pullman Company’s exclusive sleeper car service.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Pullman sleeping cars’ high-quality customer service required porters to tote luggage, serve food, shine shoes, wake passengers, clean berths, make beds, comfort crying babies and perform myriad other duties to ensure a comfortable trip for passengers.
—Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
It is sold in more than 20 countries and 150 stores globally including Net-a-porter, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Mytheresa, Neiman Marcus, Fwrd and Revolve.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porter
janitor
Noun
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Peter Dinklage plays the title role, a janitor who becomes a CEO-fighting vigilante after falling into toxic waste and transforming into a mutant with superhuman size and strength.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
16 May 2025
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My mom was a janitor, my father was a trash man, my grandmother served food for 25 years for the community.—
Isaiah Mikhail,
Essence,
13 May 2025
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“Porter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porter. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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