porters

plural of porter, chiefly British
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 The shelters were once primarily used for summer hiking trips, when porters stocked them with food, drinks, and supplies. Scott Yorko, Travel + Leisure, 4 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 Before beginning the ascent, Wyatt and Hofland met about a dozen hikers at the base of the mountain, as well as a dozen more guides or porters. Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025 This is a black IPA, relying heavily on the roasted malts more typically used in porters and stouts. Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 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. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025 They’re joined, of course, by dark beers, porters, stouts, doppelbocks, and others that have remained impenetrably opaque, plus several styles of beer that are usually unfiltered, such as kellerbiers, gose, Belgian wits, saisons, and others. Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for porters
janitors
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  • Low-wage service workers, including cleaners, janitors, security guards, cafeteria workers and other staffers who keep buildings operating, are often out of luck.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The great quarterbacks are janitors for organizational messes, smoothing over the cracks and making a bad team look competent for three hours.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Porters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porters. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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