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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Porter (0.01217 detik)
Found 4 items, similar to Porter.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: port pelabuhan
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: porter pembawa, pengantar, penjaga pintu
English → English (WordNet) Definition: porter porter v : carry luggage or supplies; “They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists” porter n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies 2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, gatekeeper, ostiary] 3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) [syn: Katherine Anne Porter] 4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) [syn: Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter] 5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: William Sydney Porter, O. Henry] 6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) [syn: Pullman porter] 7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley [syn: porter's beer]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Porter Porter \Por"ter\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] To him the porter openeth. --John x. 3. [1913 Webster] Porter \Por"ter\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities. [1913 Webster] Note: 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. [1913 Webster]

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