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
Pullman porter jobs were good enough to lift some porters’ families into the middle class, especially after the formation of the first Black union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2025
After agreeing to board a late flight to the island, Brody predictably fails to show, which leads to Bess having a desperate, impulsive affair with Salty Dan, the island’s porter.
—Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025
By the time the cheer subsides, the two women and their volunteer porters are power-walking into the redwoods, barely holding themselves back from running.
—Sam MacIlwaine, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
Ultimately, these judges selected medal winners in more than 300 categories including 9 stout categories — there were also other dark beer categories including various styles of porters.
—Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 21 June 2025
After agreeing to board a late flight to the island, Brody predictably fails to show, which leads to Bess having a desperate, impulsive affair with Salty Dan, the island’s porter.
—Alyssa Davis, People.com, 19 June 2025
By the time the cheer subsides, the two women and their volunteer porters are power-walking into the redwoods, barely holding themselves back from running.
—Sam MacIlwaine, Outside Online, 16 June 2025
Ultimately, these judges selected medal winners in more than 300 categories including 9 stout categories — there were also other dark beer categories including various styles of porters.
—Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porter
janitor
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Over a decades-long tenure at SEIU, Huerta oversaw organizing campaigns involving thousands of janitors and other service workers.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 June 2025
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At 55, Goodall worked as a middle school janitor in Terre Haute, Ind.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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“Porter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porter. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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