Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: Pullman_porter, hall_porter, porter, porter's_beer

'porter'

[porter.n.01] as in: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

'porter'

[doorkeeper.n.03] as in: someone who guards an entrance

'porter'

[porter.n.03] as in: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

'porter'

[porter.n.04] as in: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

'porter'

[porter.n.05] as in: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O.

Henry (1862-1910)

'porter'

[porter.n.06] as in: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

'porter'

[porter.n.07] as in: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

'porter'

[porter.v.01] as in: carry luggage or supplies

Examples:
They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists

Origins

					porter (English)
└── portour (Anglo-Norman)
    ├── porteor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │   └── portator (Latin)
    └── portier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── portarius (Latin)
            └── porta (Latin)