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chiefly British
Synonyms of porter
a person who tends a door
- he generously tipped the porter for hailing a taxi
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“Porter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porter. Accessed 12 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of porter was in the 13th century
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