PORTER

Porter

Porter is a dark style of beer originating in London in the 18th century, descended from brown beer, a well hopped beer made from brown malt. The name is thought to come from its popularity with street and river porters.

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porter

Noun

  1. A person who carries luggage and related objects.
    By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A person in control of the entrance to a building.
  2. In the bowling industry, an employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
  3. A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.
  4. Stout (malt brew).
  5. One who ports software (converts it to another platform).

Verb

  1. To serve as a porter, to carry.


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