present participle of porter

simple past tense and past participle of porter

Served by a staff of porters.

A person in control of the entrance to a building. / (bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.

To serve as a porter; to carry.

A person who carries luggage and related objects. / (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying. / (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of porter

plural of porter

A surname originating as an occupation. / A male given name / A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana. / A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.

(obsolete, chiefly Victorian) A worker whose duties involve carrying light (i.e., not heavy) packages, as in a bank. / A type of porter ale lighter in color than the typical dark porter.