Porter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Porter	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Porter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
porter n a person employed to carry luggage and supplies someone who guards an entrance Synonym(s): doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) Synonym(s): Porter, Katherine Anne Porter United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) Synonym(s): Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) Synonym(s): Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) Synonym(s): porter, Pullman porter a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley Synonym(s): porter, porter's beer v carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Porter \Por"ter\, n. [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a gate, door. See {Port} a gate.] A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages. --Shak. To him the porter openeth. --John x. 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Porter \Por"ter\, n. [F. porteur, fr. porter to carry, L. portare. See {Port} to carry.] 1. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire. 2. (Forging) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also {porter bar}. 3. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities. Note: Porter is said to be so called as having been first used chiefly by the London porters, and this application of the word is supposed to be not older than 1750.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[a2]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj[?]rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [fb]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. Note: Beer has different names, as {small beer}, {ale}, {porter}, {brown stout}, {lager beer}, according to its strength, or other qualities. See {Ale}. 2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc. {Small beer}, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. [bd]To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer.[b8] --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Porter, IN (town, FIPS 61164) Location: 41.62730 N, 87.08191 W Population (1990): 3118 (1245 housing units) Area: 16.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46304 Porter, ME Zip code(s): 04068 Porter, MN (city, FIPS 52144) Location: 44.64075 N, 96.16961 W Population (1990): 210 (99 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56280 Porter, OK (town, FIPS 60150) Location: 35.86921 N, 95.52286 W Population (1990): 588 (249 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74454 Porter, TX Zip code(s): 77365
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Porter a gate-keeper (2 Sam. 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chr. 9:21; 2 Chr. 8:14). Of the Levites, 4,000 were appointed as porters by David (1 Chr. 23:5), who were arranged according to their families (26:1-19) to take charge of the doors and gates of the temple. They were sometimes employed as musicians (1 Chr. 15:18).