Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 13 compound words that contain porters. The most common are listed below. Open porters in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- Porters RetreatA locality in the Oberon council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- groom-portersplural of groom-porter: An officer in the English royal household who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges.
- hall portersplural of hall porter: A hotel worker who carries luggage to the rooms of guests.
- light portersplural of light porter: A worker whose duties involve carrying light (i.e., not heavy) packages, as in a bank.
- porters' lodgesplural of porter's lodge: A building for the porter(s) near the gate of a castle, college, etc., (historical) formerly used as a place of punishment for the staff.
- rope portersplural of rope porter: A pulley to save the ropes of steam ploughs from friction.
- tackle-portersplural of tackle-porter: A porter employed by a tacklehouse who loads and unloads ships.
- ticket portersplural of ticket porter
Compound words 13
- supportersplural of supporter: A person who gives support to someone or something.
- transportersplural of transporter: One who, or that which transports.
- teleportersplural of teleporter: A person who teleports.
- airportersplural of airporter: A form of transportation that uses shuttlebuses or vans to connect passengers to and from airports and other transportation hubs for a fee.
- antiportersplural of antiporter: A cell protein that acts within an antiport to transport different molecules or ions across the membrane in opposite directions
- colportersplural of colporter: A peddler of publications, especially of religious books
- coreportersplural of coreporter: A reporter who works with another on the same story or news-item
- Newportersplural of Newporter: A native or inhabitant of Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- portershipsplural of portership: The office or duty of a porter
- Shreveportersplural of Shreveporter: A native or inhabitant of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.