one whose business it is to carry wine, esp. to deposit it in cellars.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [noun] > porter > types of (19) wine-porter1580 one whose business it is to carry wine, esp. to deposit it in cellars. street porter1606 a porter employed to lift or carry heavy packages in the street (in early use = ticket-porter, n.). tackle-house porter1606 attributive. tackle-house porter n. originally. A porter belonging to or employed at a tackle-house; later (usually shortened to tackle-porter: see… tackle-porter1607 = tackle-house porter n. at tackle-house, n. compounds. sealed porter1631 a porter having the sealed licence of one of the companies of porters. Obsolete. ticket-porter1646 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… tub-woman1660 a woman who carries a tub or tubs; also a woman suggesting a tub in figure. keep-door1682 a porter, door-ward. Suisse1763 A porter in a hotel, house, or other building. Now rare. bamboo-coolie1800 one that carries loads suspended on bamboos. hop-porter1812 a man employed to carry sacks of hops. plyer1826 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… night porter1841 fellowship1864 Short for fellowship porter n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. hall-porter1883 mobber1892 U.S. slang. A fish porter. Obsolete. rare. redcap1903 A person who wears a red cap. Chiefly U.S. A railway porter. badgeman1904 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… bummaree1954 A licensed porter at Smithfield meat market in London. |
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