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/ˈpɔːtə/ · por·ter
noun
- 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.
- An ant having the specialized role of carrying. The colony relied on the porters to gather food for the young ones.
- One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform). The programmer was a skilled porter who could adapt the software to run on any device.
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Did you know? The term 'porter' is also associated with the Porter beer style, a type of dark ale that originated in England in the 18th century.