1 a person whose job is carrying people's bags and other loads
2 (especially BrE) a person whose job is to move patients from one place to another in a hospital
3 (BrE) a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance to a hotel, large building, college, etc:
the night porter * The hotel porter will get you a taxi.
compareDOORMAN
4 (AmE) a person whose job is helping passengers on a train, especially in a SLEEPINGCAR
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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