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Translate Porter from English to Swedish

Summary

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porter:
- bärare; portier
Wiktionary:
- porter → porter
- porter → vaktmästare, pedell

English

Detailed Translations for Porter from English to Swedish

porter:

porter [the ~] noun

the porter (bearer; dock-hand)

– a person employed to carry luggage and supplies ¹
bärare
- bärare [-en] noun
the porter (doorman; doorkeeper; attendant; sentry; guard; watchman; warder)

– someone who guards an entrance ¹
portier
- portier [-en] noun

Translation Matrix for porter:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bärare	bearer; dock-hand; porter	aids; bearer; bringer; carrier; carriers; couriers; delivery-men; helping hands; messengers
portier	attendant; doorkeeper; doorman; guard; porter; sentry; 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

a strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong
- porter → porter

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• porter	→ vaktmästare; pedell	↔ Pedell — veraltet: Hausmeister einer Schule oder Hochschule
• porter	→ vaktmästare	↔ conciërge — een huisbewaarder, een toezichter in een gebouw

Porter:

Translation Matrix for Porter:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	Cole Albert Porter; Cole Porter; Katherine Anne Porter; O. Henry; William Sydney Porter

Related Definitions for "Porter":

United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)¹
United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)¹
United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)¹

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