Porter - Definition

n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman,
door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper,
ostiary]
3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
[syn: Porter, Katherine Anne Porter]
4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies
(1891-1946) [syn: Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert
Porter]
5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O.
Henry (1862-1910) [syn: Porter, William Sydney Porter,
O. Henry]
6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on
sleeping cars) [syn: porter, Pullman porter]
7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
[syn: porter, porter's beer]
v 1: carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount
Kilimanjaro for the tourists"