porter : Idioms & Phrases


cole albert porter

  • noun United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
    Porter; Cole Albert Porter.
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cole porter

  • noun United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
    Porter; Cole Albert Porter.
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Groom porter

  • formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges.
Webster 1913

hall porter

  • noun someone who guards an entrance
    ostiary; gatekeeper; door guard; doorkeeper; doorman; porter.
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helen porter mitchell

  • noun Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
    Melba; Dame Nellie Melba.
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katherine anne porter

  • noun United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
    Porter.
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night porter

  • noun a porter on duty during the night
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porter's beer

  • noun a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
    porter.
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pullman porter

  • noun a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
    porter.
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Ticket porter

  • a licensed porter wearing a badge by which he may be identified. Eng.
Webster 1913

william sydney porter

  • noun United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
    O. Henry; Porter.
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