one whose business it is to carry wine, esp. to deposit it in cellars.

a porter employed to lift or carry heavy packages in the street (in early use = ticket-porter, n.).

attributive. tackle-house porter n. originally. A porter belonging to or employed at a tackle-house; later (usually shortened to tackle-porter: see…

= tackle-house porter n. at tackle-house, n. compounds.

a porter having the sealed licence of one of the companies of porters. Obsolete.

A member of a body of porters in the City of London who were licensed by the Corporation; originally called street-porters, and distinct from the ta…

a woman who carries a tub or tubs; also a woman suggesting a tub in figure.

a porter, door-ward.

A porter in a hotel, house, or other building. Now rare.

one that carries loads suspended on bamboos.

a man employed to carry sacks of hops.

A person who plies (in various senses of ply, v.2); a merchant or trader; a person who solicits clients or customers; an industrious or energetic…

Short for fellowship porter n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. rare.

U.S. slang. A fish porter. Obsolete. rare.

A person who wears a red cap. Chiefly U.S. A railway porter.

A man who wears a badge by way of accreditation; spec. (a) a licensed beggar, an almsman; (b) (formerly, at Trinity College, Dublin) a servant who…

A licensed porter at Smithfield meat market in London.