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   porter

   /ˈpɔːtə/

   noun

   • 1. a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railway station, airport, hotel, or market.
   • ▪ a hospital employee who moves equipment or patients: British "a hospital porter"
   • ▪ a person employed to carry supplies on a mountaineering expedition.
   • ▪ a sleeping-car attendant. North American
   • 2. dark brown bitter beer brewed from malt partly charred or browned by drying at a high temperature: "a nice pint of porter"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French porteour, from medieval Latin portator, from Latin portare ‘carry’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

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