as in janitor
a person who tends a door
he generously tipped the porter for hailing a taxi
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Recent Examples of porter
Best known as Travelers Rest’s first craft brewery, this spot is a local favorite popular for its world-class selection of beers, with everything from pale ales to porters.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Among their first offerings was a pineapple saison, a cedar IPA and a red porter.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Our porters, who carried all our gear up this mountain, have already made it to Base Camp and are heading back down, and on to their next job.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Themes span workplace automation (delivery bots threaten to put human porters like Sam out of work), pollution (prolonged exposure to a mysterious substance called chiralium causes various health problems) and climate change (storms and floods are increasingly common in this future world).
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Among their first offerings was a pineapple saison, a cedar IPA and a red porter.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2025
Our porters, who carried all our gear up this mountain, have already made it to Base Camp and are heading back down, and on to their next job.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Themes span workplace automation (delivery bots threaten to put human porters like Sam out of work), pollution (prolonged exposure to a mysterious substance called chiralium causes various health problems) and climate change (storms and floods are increasingly common in this future world).
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for porter
janitor
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Asked about the City Hall janitor layoffs at an unrelated Tuesday news conference, Johnson pointed to the forceful demands by his City Council opponents for even steeper cuts during budget negotiations.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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One of the most powerful donations came from a Black janitor named James Tillman, who donated his entire life savings of $1,000.—
Ernest Crim III,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Porter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/porter. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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