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porter

[pawr-ter, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr- /


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Those posts could include porter and cleaning posts.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

If the porter is locked in, however, then that shout might not be heard.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

As a $5.28-an-hour porter he had to scrap 15,000 square feet of trash every 60 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

He joined the 35-member expedition as a porter despite no prior mountaineering experience.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025

One day it was my porter known as Itchy, for all the time he spent scratching his scalp.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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