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porter:
- bagagedrager; drager; kruier; sjouwer; portier; bewaker; deurwachter; suppoost; wacht
Wiktionary:
- porter → conciërge, kruier
- porter → portier

English

Detailed Translations for porter from English to Dutch

porter:

porter [the ~] noun

the porter (bearer; dock-hand)

– a person employed to carry luggage and supplies ¹
de bagagedrager; de drager; de kruier; de sjouwer
- bagagedrager [de ~ (m)] noun
- drager [de ~ (m)] noun
- kruier [de ~ (m)] noun
- sjouwer [de ~ (m)] noun
the porter (doorman; doorkeeper; attendant; sentry; guard; watchman; warder)

– someone who guards an entrance ¹
de portier; de bewaker; deurwachter; de suppoost; de wacht
- portier [de ~ (m)] noun
- bewaker [de ~ (m)] noun
- deurwachter [znw.] noun
- suppoost [de ~ (m)] noun
- wacht [de ~ (m)] noun

Translation Matrix for porter:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bagagedrager	bearer; dock-hand; porter
bewaker	attendant; doorkeeper; doorman; guard; porter; sentry; warder; watchman	attendant; bodyguard; guard; sentry; usher; warder; watchman
deurwachter	attendant; doorkeeper; doorman; guard; porter; sentry; warder; watchman
drager	bearer; dock-hand; porter	bearer; holder; owner; possessor; proprietor
kruier	bearer; dock-hand; porter
portier	attendant; doorkeeper; doorman; guard; porter; sentry; warder; watchman	attendant; bodyguard; caretaker; doorkeeper; guard; hall porter; janitor; sentry; usher; warder; watchman
sjouwer	bearer; dock-hand; porter	dock-hand
suppoost	attendant; doorkeeper; doorman; guard; porter; sentry; warder; watchman	attendant; bodyguard; door-keeper; guard; sentry; usher; warder; watchman
wacht	attendant; doorkeeper; doorman; guard; porter; sentry; warder; watchman	attendant; bodyguard; guard; sentry; usher; warder; watchman
-	Pullman porter; door guard; doorkeeper; doorman; gatekeeper; hall porter; ostiary; porter's beer

Related Words for "porter":

reporter, porters

Synonyms for "porter":

laborer; manual laborer; labourer; jack
doorkeeper; doorman; door guard; hall porter; gatekeeper; ostiary; guard
Porter; Katherine Anne Porter; writer; author
Cole Porter; Cole Albert Porter; composer
William Sydney Porter; O. Henry
Pullman porter; employee
porter's beer; ale
transport; carry

Related Definitions for "porter":

a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley¹
someone who guards an entrance¹
a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)¹
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies¹
carry luggage or supplies¹
- They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists¹

Wiktionary Translations for porter:

porter

noun

een huisbewaarder, een toezichter in een gebouw
- conciërge → porter; caretaker; concierge
iemand die bagage vervoert op o.a. stations en vliegvelden
- kruier → porter

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• porter	→ portier	↔ Portier — männliche Person, die am Eingang von Gebäuden mit viel Publikumsverkehr (etwa Hotels, Wohnanlagen oder Bürokomplexen) Kommende und Gehende in Augenschein nimmt, ihnen beim Betreten beziehungsweise Verlassen des Gebäudes behilflich ist und Auskünfte erteilt

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