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6-letter words (3 found)

PORTER,PRETOR,REPORT,

5-letter words (9 found)

OPTER,PORER,PRORE,REPOT,REPRO,RETRO,ROPER,TOPER,TROPE,

4-letter words (14 found)

PERT,POET,PORE,PORT,POTE,REPO,ROPE,RORE,RORT,ROTE,TOPE,TORE,TORR,TROP,

3-letter words (18 found)

ERR,OPE,OPT,ORE,ORT,PER,PET,POT,PRE,PRO,REO,REP,RET,ROE,ROT,TOE,TOP,TOR,

2-letter words (10 found)

ER,ET,OE,OP,OR,PE,PO,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 55 words from porter according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of porter

porter

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹtɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːtə/
  • (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈpo(ː)ɹtɚ/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈpoətə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English porter, portere, portier, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French porteor, from Late Latin portātor, from past participle of Latin portāre (“to carry”).

Noun

porter (plural porters)

  1. A person who carries luggage and related objects.
  2. (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
  3. (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
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Etymology 2

From Middle English porter, portere, portare, borrowed from Anglo-Norman portour and Old French portier, from Late Latin portarius (“gatekeeper”), from Latin porta (“gate”).

Noun

porter (countable and uncountable, plural porters)

  1. (countable) A person in control of the entrance to a building.
  2. (countable, bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
  3. (countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
    Coordinate term: stout
  4. (beer, Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
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Translations

Verb

porter (third-person singular simple present porters, present participle portering, simple past and past participle portered)

  1. To serve as a porter; to carry.

Anagrams

  • Perrot, perrot, porret, pretor, proter, report, troper

Catalan

Etymology

From porta +‎ -er or from Old Catalan porter, from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta. Compare French portier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [purˈte]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [porˈte]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [poɾˈteɾ]

Noun

porter m (plural porters)

  1. doorman, doorkeeper, gatekeeper
  2. (sports) goalkeeper

Derived terms

  • porteria

Related terms

  • porta

Further reading

  • “porter” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French porter, from Latin portāre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“go, traverse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.te/

Verb

porter

  1. to carry
  2. to support, to bear
  3. to wear
  4. (transitive with sur) to be about, to concern
    Sur quoi portait la question ? ― What was the question concerning?
  5. (reflexive, se porter) to feel, to carry one's self
    Je me porte mieux. ― I am feeling better.
    Il se porte bien. ― He's in good health.
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Etymology 2

From English porter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.tɛʁ/
  • Homophone: portèrent

Noun

porter m (plural porters)

  1. porter (beer)

Further reading

  • “porter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • Perrot

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin portāre, present active infinitive of portō (“bring, carry”).

Verb

porter

  1. to carry

Conjugation

  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Latin

Verb

porter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of portō

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • portare, porteour, portere, portir, portor, portour

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman porter, portour, from a combination of Late Latin portārius and portātor, portātōrem; equivalent to port +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔrtər/, /pɔrˈteːr/

Noun

porter (plural porters)

  1. gatekeeper, doorkeeper

Descendants

  • English: porter
  • Yola: porther

References

  • “portē̆r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French porter, from Latin portō, portāre.

Verb

porter

  1. to carry

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

  • French: porter

Norman

Alternative forms

  • portaïr (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French porter, from Latin portō, portāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

porter

  1. (Jersey) to carry
  2. (Jersey) to wear

Derived terms

  • porter un coup (“to strike”)
  • portchi (“porter”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

porter m

  1. indefinite plural of port

Old French

Etymology

From Latin portāre, present active infinitive of portō.

Verb

porter

  1. to carry
  2. to carry a child (to be pregnant)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Related terms

  • portour

Descendants

  • Middle French: porter
    • French: porter

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English porter or French porter.

Noun

porter n (uncountable)

  1. porter (beer)

Declension


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