porterlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːtələs/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrdərləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porter n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < porter n.² + -less suffix.

Lacking a porter (porter n.² 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [adjective] > portering > porterless

porterless1884

1884 H. James En Province in Atlantic Monthly May 623/2 The whole despotic gare: the deadly salle d'attente, the insufferable delays over one's luggage, the porterless platform.

1903 Delphos (Ohio) Daily Herald 17 Feb. We discovered we were in a porterless Pullman.

1973 Daily Tel. 30 June 12/6 Here is my timetable: Arrive Weymouth Town Station shortly before midnight..; hump baggage up long, dark, porterless platform and hurl it bodily into waiting pantechnicon.

1995 Atlantic Monthly (Nexis) Mar. 46 It is a bit less impressive today and, like other British stations, porterless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	porterless
释义	porterlessadj. Brit. /ˈpɔːtələs/, U.S. /ˈpɔrdərləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porter n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < porter n.² + -less suffix. Lacking a porter (porter n.² 1). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > other manual or industrial workers > [adjective] > portering > porterless porterless1884 1884 H. James En Province in Atlantic Monthly May 623/2 The whole despotic gare: the deadly salle d'attente, the insufferable delays over one's luggage, the porterless platform. 1903 Delphos (Ohio) Daily Herald 17 Feb. We discovered we were in a porterless Pullman. 1973 Daily Tel. 30 June 12/6 Here is my timetable: Arrive Weymouth Town Station shortly before midnight..; hump baggage up long, dark, porterless platform and hurl it bodily into waiting pantechnicon. 1995 Atlantic Monthly (Nexis) Mar. 46 It is a bit less impressive today and, like other British stations, porterless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1884
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