porter

n.

1. A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.
2. A railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeping car or parlor car.
3. A maintenance worker for a building or institution.

[Middle English portour, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin portātor, from Latin portāre, to carry.]

por·ter² (pôr'tər, pōr'-)
n. Chiefly British
One in charge of a gate or door.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta, gate.]

por·ter³ (pôr'tər, pōr'-)
n.
A dark beer resembling light stout, made from malt browned or charred by drying at a high temperature.

[Short for porter's ale.]

A heavy, dark-brown, strongly flavored beer. The dark color and strong flavor come from the addition of roasted malt. Originally brewed in a bitter style, some of today's porters are slightly sweet. Porters are usually higher in alcohol than regular lager beers. See also beer.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

Meaning #2: someone who guards the entrance to a building
  Synonyms: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary

Meaning #3: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
  Synonyms: redcap, Pullman porter

Meaning #4: dark sweet ale brewed from black malt
  Synonym: porter's beer

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The verb porter has one meaning:

Meaning #1: act as a porter; carry as a porter

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - drager

2.
n. - portner

3.
n. - porter

Nederlands (Dutch)
kruier, drager, sjouwer, portier, treinbediende, een donker bier, kruier zijn

Français (French)
1.
n. - porteur, brancardier, débardeur

2.
n. - (GB) portier, gardien, concierge, (US, Rail) employé des wagons-lits

3.
n. - bière brune

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Gepäckträger

2.
n. - Pförtner, Portier

3.
n. - Porter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ.) θυρωρός, αχθοφόρος (σιδηροδρομικού κ.λπ. σταθμού), χαμάλης
v. - κάνω τον αχθοφόρο

Italiano (Italian)
portatore, portiere, portare bagagli

Português (Portuguese)
n. - porteiro (m), carregador (m), vigia (m)
v. - carregar

Русский (Russian)
носильщик, привратник, проводник, швейцар, тип пива

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - maletero, changador

2.
n. - portero, conserje

3.
n. - cerveza negra

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bärare, stadsbud, sovvagnskonduktör, städare, portvakt, vaktmästare
v. - jobba s bärare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 黑啤酒

2. 搬运工人, 脚夫, 杂务工, 清洁工, 服务员

3. 看门人, 警卫, 门房

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 黑啤酒

2.
n. - 看門人, 警衛, 門房

3.
n. - 搬運工人, 腳夫, 雜務工, 清潔工, 服務員

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 운반인, (역의) 짐꾼

2.
n. - 문지기, 수위

3.
n. - (도수가 약한) 흑맥주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ポーター, 荷物運搬人, ボーイ, 門番, 玄関番

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البواب, الحمال, العتال (فعل) يسهر على راحه الركاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סבל, סדרן-רכבת‬
n. - ‮שוער בבניין גדול, כוח-עזר (בבי"ח)‬
n. - ‮פורטר (בירה שחורה)‬

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