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Webster 1913 Edition

Porter

Por′ter

,
Noun.
[F.
portier
, L.
portarius
, from
porta
a gate, door. See
Port
a gate.]
A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.
Shak.
To him the
porter
openeth.
John x. 3.

Por′ter

,
Noun.
[F.
porteur
, fr.
porter
to carry, L.
portare
. See
Port
to carry.]
1.
A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire.
2.
(Forging)
A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; – called also
porter bar
.
3.
A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.
☞ Porter is said to be so called as having been first used chiefly by the London porters, and this application of the word is supposed to be not older than 1750.

Webster 1828 Edition

Porter

PORTER

,
Noun.
[L. porta, a gate.]
1.
A man that has the charge of a door or gate; a door-keeper.
2.
One that waits at the door to receive messages.
3.
[L. porto.] A carrier; a person who carries or conveys burdens for hire.
4.
A malt liquor which differs from ale and pale beer, in being made with high dried malt.

Definition 2024

Porter

Porter

See also: porter and pórter

English

Proper noun

Porter

  1. A surname​.
  2. A male given name

porter

porter

See also: Porter and pórter

English

Noun

porter ‎(plural porters)

  1. A person who carries luggage and related objects.
    By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.
  2. (zoology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
  3. (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Anglo-Norman portour, from Old French portier, from Late Latin portarius ‎(“gatekeeper”), from Latin porta ‎(“gate”).

Noun

porter ‎(plural porters)

  1. A person in control of the entrance to a building.
  2. (bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
  3. A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.
  4. (Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
Coordinate terms
Translations

Verb

porter ‎(third-person singular simple present porters, present participle portering, simple past and past participle portered)

  1. To serve as a porter; to carry.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From porta or from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta. Compare French portier.

Noun

porter m ‎(plural porters)

  1. doorman, doorkeeper, gatekeeper
  2. goalkeeper

Related terms

French

Etymology 1

From Old French porter, from Latin portāre, present active infinitive of portō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.te/

Verb

porter

  1. to carry
  2. to support, to bear
  3. to wear
  4. (of a subject) to be about, to concern
  5. (reflexive, se porter) to feel
    Je me porte mieux.‎ ― I am feeling better.
    Il se porte bien.‎ ― He's in good health.

Conjugation

Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

From English porter.

Pronunciation

Noun

porter m ‎(plural porters)

  1. porter (beer)
    • 1884, Joris-Karl Huysmans, À rebours, XI:
      il […] étancha sa soif avec le porter, cette bière noire qui sent le jus de réglisse dépouillé de sucre.
      He quenched his thirst with some porter, that dark beer which smells of unsweetened liquorice.

Anagrams

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin portāre, present active infinitive of portō ‎(“bring, carry”).

Verb

porter

  1. to carry

Conjugation

Latin

Verb

porter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of portō

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin portō.

Verb

porter

  1. to carry
    porter la banniere‎
    to carry the banner

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of porter
simple compound
infinitive porter avoir porté
gerund en portant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle portant
past participle porté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present porte portes porte portons portez portent
imperfect portois, portoys portois, portoys portoit, portoyt portions, portyons portiez, portyez portoient, portoyent
past historic porta portas porta portasmes portastes porterent
future porterai, porteray porteras portera porterons porterez porteront
conditional porterois, porteroys porterois, porteroys porteroit, porteroyt porterions, porteryons porteriez, porteryez porteroient, porteroyent
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present porte portes porte portons portez portent
imperfect portasse portasses portast portassions portassiez portassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— porte — portons portez —

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French porter, from Latin portō, portāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

porter

  1. (Jersey) to carry
  2. (Jersey) to wear

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

porter m

  1. indefinite plural of port

Old French

Etymology

From Latin portāre, present active infinitive of portō.

Verb

porter

  1. to carry
    porter la baniere‎
    to carry the banner
  2. to carry a child (to be pregnant)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of porter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive porter avoir porté
gerund en portant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle portant
past participle porté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present port portes porte portons portez portent
imperfect portoie, porteie, portoe, porteve portoies, porteies, portoes, porteves portoit, porteit, portot, porteve portiiens, portiens portiiez, portiez portoient, porteient, portoent, portevent
preterite portai portas porta portames portastes porterent
future porterai porteras portera porterons porteroiz, portereiz, porterez porteront
conditional porteroie, portereie porteroies, portereies porteroit, portereit porteriiens, porteriens porteriiez, porteriez porteroient, portereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present port porz port portons portez portent
imperfect portasse portasses portast portissons, portissiens portissoiz, portissez, portissiez portassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— porte — portons portez —

Descendants

Etymology

Borrowing from Anglo-Norman portour, from Old French porteor, from Latin portātor, from past participle of portare ‎(“to carry”)

Pronunciation

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