as in janitors
a person who tends a door
he generously tipped the porter for hailing a taxi
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Recent Examples of porters
Best known as Travelers Rest’s first craft brewery, this spot is a local favorite popular for its world-class selection of beers, with everything from pale ales to porters.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the porters, who'd carried all of the 60 Minutes gear up the mountain, had already made it to Base Camp and were headed back down, on to their next job.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Themes span workplace automation (delivery bots threaten to put human porters like Sam out of work), pollution (prolonged exposure to a mysterious substance called chiralium causes various health problems) and climate change (storms and floods are increasingly common in this future world).
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Thankfully, the lodge prepares you—ponchos, gaiters, walking sticks, and porters who know every root accompany guests.
—Natalie Preddie, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
The difficulty of these operations was highlighted again on October 31, when a trio of British and Irish tourists, along with a dozen Nepalese porters and guides, were rescued from Nepal’s Hidden Valley after spending three days stranded in subfreezing temperatures.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Of those who stay, more than eighty per cent work in the informal sector—as domestic servants, street hawkers, porters, cleaners.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Hofland explained the porters carried the bulk of the weight for the hikers, including their tents, food and other supplies.
—Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the porters, who'd carried all of the 60 Minutes gear up the mountain, had already made it to Base Camp and were headed back down, on to their next job.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Themes span workplace automation (delivery bots threaten to put human porters like Sam out of work), pollution (prolonged exposure to a mysterious substance called chiralium causes various health problems) and climate change (storms and floods are increasingly common in this future world).
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Thankfully, the lodge prepares you—ponchos, gaiters, walking sticks, and porters who know every root accompany guests.
—Natalie Preddie, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025
The difficulty of these operations was highlighted again on October 31, when a trio of British and Irish tourists, along with a dozen Nepalese porters and guides, were rescued from Nepal’s Hidden Valley after spending three days stranded in subfreezing temperatures.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025
In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Of those who stay, more than eighty per cent work in the informal sector—as domestic servants, street hawkers, porters, cleaners.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Hofland explained the porters carried the bulk of the weight for the hikers, including their tents, food and other supplies.
—Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porters
janitors
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Eight Democratic candidates appeared at a forum sponsored by SEIU United Service Workers West, which represents more than 45,000 janitors, security officers, airport service employees and other workers in California.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Its member organizations include SEIU Healthcare and Locals 1 and 73, representing workers across various industries, including janitors, child care workers, and private security officers and doormen.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Porters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porters. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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