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
The average lunchroom attendant makes about $23,500, and the average porter makes $27,900.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
But in advance of the possible doorman and porters strike scheduled to start Monday at midnight, folks all over town are reviewing building-management contingency plans warning of everything from extra chores to bans on moves.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
The deal was announced at a news conference Friday afternoon, preventing a strike by some 34,000 handypersons, supers, porters and doorpersons that could've gotten underway next week.
—Doug Williams, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
But in advance of the possible doorman and porters strike scheduled to start Monday at midnight, folks all over town are reviewing building-management contingency plans warning of everything from extra chores to bans on moves.
—Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
The deal was announced at a news conference Friday afternoon, preventing a strike by some 34,000 handypersons, supers, porters and doorpersons that could've gotten underway next week.
—Doug Williams, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
More specifically — and without spoiling a story that piles the twists as high as the corpses — Pine's an ex-British soldier pulled from his porter duties and recruited to surveil a ruthless arms dealer, Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) staying at the hotel.
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porter
janitor
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In 1952, the Sherskys closed Three Feathers and Q was left roaming Knoxville, selling to schoolteachers, promoters, and even janitors.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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Software developers, accountants, and management consultants sit at the top of both rankings; electricians, janitors, and construction laborers sit at the bottom.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Porter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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