porter

Definition

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

Etymology

From 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.

Example Sentences

• "By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting."
• "Achilles! a drayman, a porter, a very camel."
• "the unsmotherable delight of all the porters and by - standers"