Meaning

noun a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

noun someone who guards an entrance

noun United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

originFrom Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French porteor, from Late Latin portātor, from past participle of Latin portāre (“to carry”). By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -er.

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