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Porter

Definition: Porter

Porter

Noun

1. A person employed to carry luggage and supplies.

2. Someone who guards the entrance to a building.

3. United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946).

4. American writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910).

5. A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars).

6. Dark sweet ale brewed from black malt.

Verb

1. Act as a porter; carry as a porter.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Porter" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a doorkeeper".

Date "porter" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)


Specialty Definition: Porter

DomainDefinition

Bible

Porter a gate-keeper (2 Sam. 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chr. 9:21; 2 Chr. 8:14). Of the Levites, 4,000 were appointed as porters by David (1 Chr. 23:5), who were arranged according to their families (26:1-19) to take charge of the doors and gates of the temple. They were sometimes employed as musicians (1 Chr. 15:18). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Dream Interpretation

Seeing a porter in a dream, denotes decided bad luck and eventful happenings.
To imagine yourself a porter, denotes humble circumstances.
To hire one, you will be able to enjoy whatever success comes to you.
To discharge one, signifies that disagreeable charges will be preferred against you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Food & Agriculture

A week stout that is rich in saccharine matter and contains about four per cent of alcohol. Source: European Union. (references)

Industry

It carries the threads necessary for the cloth ground. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A long iron bar attached to a forging, or a piece in process of forging,by which to swing and turn it. (references)

Occupations

Keeps premises of office building, apartment house, or other commercial or institutional building in clean and orderly condition: Cleans and polishes lighting fixtures, marble surfaces, and trim, and performs duties described in CLEANER (any industry) I Master Title. May cut and trim grass, and shovel snow, using power equipment or handtools. May deliver messages. May transport small equipment or tools between departments. May setup tables and chairs in auditorium or hall. May be designated according to duties performed as Hall Cleaner (hotel & rest.); Light-Fixture Cleaner (any industry); Marble Cleaner (any industry); Metal Polisher (any industry); Paint Cleaner (any industry); or according to equipment used as Scrubbing-Machine Operator (any industry). (references)
 Carries baggage for passengers of airline, railroad, or motorbus by hand or handtruck, to waiting or baggage room, onto train or bus, or to taxicab or private automobile. Performs related services, such as calling taxicabs, directing persons to ticket windows and rest rooms, and assisting handicapped passengers upon their arrival or departure. May clean terminal floors; wash walls, windows and counters; and dust furniture. When employed in airline terminal, is designated Skycap (air trans.). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Porter

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

(There are also Porter Heights, Texas and Malone-Porter, Washington.)





Porter (alcohol)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Porter is a type of ale which has a malting aroma and Hop bitterness. It is generally strong and dark and brewed with soft rather than hard water.

In 18th century London a beverage was made consisting of a third of a pint of ale, beer and twopenny (the strongest beer, costing twopence a quart). Harwood, a brewer, brewed a beer called Entire which blended all three in about 1720. It started to be called Porter because it was especially popular among the porters of 18th century London. Extra-strong porter was called Stout-Porter and eventually became stout.

Notable Porters

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Porter."

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Synonyms: Porter

Synonyms: door guard (n), doorkeeper (n), doorman (n), gatekeeper (n), hall porter (n), ostiary (n), porter's beer (n), redcap (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Porter

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Carrier

Noun: carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer; cargador; express, expressman; stevedore, coolie; conductor, locomotive, motor.

Stopper

Janitor, doorkeeper, porter, warder, beadle, cerberus, ostiary.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Porter

English words defined with "porter": Cole Albert Porter, Cole Porter, concierge, Curtal friarGroom porterhalf-and-half, hall porter, Helen Porter Mitchellmalt liquornight porterPortress, Pullman porterstoutTicket porterWilliam Sydney Porter. (references)
Specialty definitions using "porter": BAGGAGE PORTER, HEAD, bar porter, BRITISH CHAMPAIGNEcar porter, CONDUCTOR, PULLMAN, conductor, sleeping carDomisellusENGLISH BURGUNDYField of the Forty Footsteps, Fischer & Porter Punched Tape Recorder Gage, Fraserian, FREE AND EASY JOHNSGreat MenHarum Scarumkitchen porterOil the Knockerpassphrase, Peulthai, Porter, PORTER, BAGGAGE, porter, head, porter, luggage, PORTER, MARINA, porter, pullman, PORTER, SAMPLE CASE, PORTER, USED-CAR LOT, Portobello Arms, PULLMAN PORTERRefreshmentsStimulants of Great MenZebadiah. (references)
Etymologies containing "porter": ColporteurPortcrayon, Portemonnaie, Portfolio, Portglave, Portmanteau, Portoir. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Porter" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Czech (porter), French (bear, carry, direct, have on, hit, hump, porter, prefer, propose, reach, strike, take, tote, waft, wear), German (porter), Romanian (porter), Swedish (porter, stout).

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Modern Usage: Porter

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Uncle Porter lets me drink all the beer i want, he also knows alot of loose women. (Flipper; writing credit: Ricou Browning; Jack Cowden)

Movie/TV Titles

Tribute to Cole Porter (1967)

Porter Kunjali (1965)

The Porter Wagoner Show (1960)

Mr Porter! Oh (1937)

The Night Porter (1930)

Song Titles

King Porter Stomp (performing artist: Louis Armstrong)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Porter

DomainTitle

References

  • Jarvis Porter Group Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Orrin Porter Rockwell: Man of God, Son of Thunder (reference)

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Periodicals

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

  • Bench Dog AI-PCGB ProPlate Routertop Insert Plate for Porter Cable Routers (For Porter Cable Style Guide Bushings) (reference)

  • Tracy Porter Sage Tea Mug (reference)

  • Porter Cable 47696 Sponge Rubber Sanding Pad for 330 Speed-Bloc Sander (reference)

  • Tracy Porter Ceramic Candleholder, Bliss (reference)

  • Tracy Porter Canape Knives, Evelyn (Set of 4) (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Porter

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Photo Album: Porter

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50-foot Bilby tower in Nebraska or Montana Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Looking down from the top of a 50-foot tower Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Camp at Goodland Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter Perhaps a reconnaissance group - Porter didn't work in Kansas in 1934. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Camp at Scotts Bluff Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

"The Fotographer, himself" Portrait of George E. Marsh Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Turning in the government property when it looked like there were no more funds Triangulation party of Wilbur Porter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Marine survey and mapping officers at HQ Norman Porter on left and Horace Conerly in center. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Norman Porter at Sasebo, Japan, with port authorities Picture taken during planning session for reopening seaport for U.S. military Norman Porter in center of photo standing. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

David Dixon Porter Civil War hero, served with Coast Survey seven years Brother-in-law of Carlile Patterson and George M. Bache. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Fire ants will do anything to resist attack by the tiny phorid fly measuring only about one-sixteenthe of an inch. A highly specific natural enemy, the female pierces a fire ant's head and releases an enzyme that later decapitates it. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Sanford Porter..

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Porter

AuthorQuotation

Adam Smith

The difference between . . . a philosopher and a common street porter . . . arises not so much from nature as from habit, custom, and education.

Jane Porter

The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us.

Noah Porter

Remember that what you believe will depend very much upon what you are.

O. Henry Porter

It was beautiful and simple as all truly great swindles are.
If man knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.
A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else.
She plucked from my lapel the invisible strand of lint (the universal act of woman to proclaim ownership).

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Porter

TitleAuthorQuote

Sylvie and Bruno

Carroll, Lewis

Even a porter passing, with a barrow piled with luggage, seemed so realistic that one was tempted to applaud.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

The undertaker whispered with the porter of the cemetery.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

I was thinking about the bad language of that railway porter.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Porter

SubjectTopicQuote

Civil Liberties

Burma

There also were a number of credible reports that the army continued to force Chin to porter for it, both in Chin State and Sagaing Division. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

The hospital porter found him in the police car with the seat belt wrapped around his neck. (references)

Uganda

On July 19, the Commission, headed by Justice David Porter, began public hearings. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Porter

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825The patriotic zeal and enterprise of Commodore Porter, to whom the command of the expedition was confided, has been fully seconded by the officers and men under his command.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Porter

"Porter" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 55.82% of the time. "Porter" is used about 1,090 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)55.82%60810,580
Noun (proper)44.18%48112,374
                    Total100.00%1,090N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Porter

The following table summarizes the usage of "porter" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
PorterFirst name Male4,0001,200
PorterLast name69,000129
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Porter

CountryName
United Kingdom

Jarvis Porter Group Plc

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Porter


1. Porter, IN (town, FIPS 61164)
Location: 41.62730 N, 87.08191 W
Population (1990): 3118 (1245 housing units)
Area: 16.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 46304
Country: USA


2. Porter, ME
Zip Code(s): 04068
Country: USA


3. Porter, MN (city, FIPS 52144)
Location: 44.64075 N, 96.16961 W
Population (1990): 210 (99 housing units)
Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 56280
Country: USA


4. Porter, OK (town, FIPS 60150)
Location: 35.86921 N, 95.52286 W
Population (1990): 588 (249 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 74454
Country: USA


5. Porter, TX
Zip Code(s): 77365
Country: USA

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Expressions: Porter

Expressions using "porter": Cole Albert Porter Cole Porter Groom porter hall porter head porter Helen Porter Mitchell hospital porter hotel porter night porter outside porter porter bar Porter Corners Porter County Porter Heights porter house Porter Ranch pullman porter railway porter Ticket porter William Sydney Porter. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "porter": porter-and-gardener, porter-brewing, porter-cum-chauffeur, porter-house steak, porter-it, porter-style, porter-type.

Ending with "porter": Street-porter.

Containing "porter": Street-porter-pal.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Porter

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

porter cable

1,314

alisan porter

57

porter tx

452

rich porter

57

porter

370

fons porter

57

kim porter

249

porter cable router

55

porter paint

242

katherine anne porter

54

cole porter

222

fischer porter

54

gail porter

175

kim model porter

53

porter cable tool

162

county fair porter

52

michael porter

148

porter cable part

50

arnold and porter

124

porter county indiana

46

porter five force

97

porter cable air compressor

42

cable.com porter

96

gladys porter zoo

40

tracy porter

82

miss porter school

39

harry porter

80

porter camera

39

bill porter

73

kim picture porter

39

porter novelli

67

porter hospital

38

girl porter

67

porter cable 7424

37

pret a porter

59

fisher porter

37

porter wagoner

58

porter wagner

36

hospital memorial porter

58

crispin porter bogusky

36
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Porter

Language Translations for "porter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

kruier. (various references)

   

Albanian

  

portier (doorkeeper, doorman, gate keeper, goalee, goalie, goalkeeper, janitor, keeper, usher), kamerier (waiter), hamall (coolie, drudge, loader, lumper, redcap, roustabout, stevedore), derëtar, birrë e zezë. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مستخدم في حافلة فخمة, ‏حمال (roustabout), ‏عتال (bearer, carrier), ‏الحرس الجامعي, ‏البرتر ضرب من الخمر, ‏بيرة (beer, suds), ‏بواب (doorman, janitor). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

служещ в спален вагон, хамалин (stevedore), черна бира, вратар (doorkeeper, gate keeper, goalee, goalkeeper, janitor, usher, wicket keeper), носач (bearer, heaver, redcap), портер, портиер (concierge, doorkeeper, doorman, door's man, gate keeper, janitor, warden). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

雜工 , 搬运工 (hauler, haulier), . (various references)

   

Czech

  

porter, vrátný (commissionaire, door keeper, doorkeeper, doorman, door-man, door's man, gate keeper, gatekeeper, janitor), nosiè (bearer, bracket, carrier, rack). (various references)

   

Danish

  

drager (backer, backing, beam, carrier, girder, girder beam, luggage porter, solid web), portier (hall porter). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

witkiel (luggage porter), portier (door), kruier (luggage porter), conciërge. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

portisto, pordisto. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

ناقل امراض , حمل کردن (Bear, Carry, Convey, Freight, Haul, Port, Transport, Wage), حمالی کردن , حمال (Backer), حامل (Bearer, Carrier, Conveyer, Conveyor, Stave, Vehicle), حاجب (Chamberlain), ابجو (Ale, Beer, Gill), دربان (Doorkeeper, Janitor), باربر (Backer). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

portteri. (various references)

   

French

  

porteur (luggage porter, powered craft), porter, bagagiste. (various references)

   

German

  

Gepäckträger (carrier, luggage carrier, luggage rack, rack, railway porter), Träger (beam, bearer, braces, cantilever, carrier, carriers, girder, holder, joist, litter, porters, representative, shoulder strap, sluggishly, sponsor, strap, strecher, support, supporter, supporters, upholder, vector, vehicle, wearer, winner), Portier (concierge, doorman, janitor, receptionist), pförtner (doorman, gate keeper, gatekeeper, gateman, hospital porter, janitor, pylorus, usher, ushers), Dienstmann (commissionaire). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αχθοφόρος (baggage handler). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

שוער (doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, janitor), סבל (bearer, carrier, lumper, redcap). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

hordár (carrier, porterage, redcap), barna sör. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

penjaga pintu (gate keeper, usher), pengantar (bellboy, companion, escort), pembawa. (various references)

   

Irish

  

póirtéir. (various references)

   

Italian

  

facchino (luggage porter), portiere (clerk, concierge, custodian, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeepers, goalie, goalkeeper, janitor, receptionist), portabagagli (boot, boots, rack, roof rack, trunk). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

門衛 (doorman, gatekeeper), 赤帽 (redcap), ボンド紙 (Bomby blood, bond paper, boneless ham, bonnet, compressed gas cylinder, hood, pause, poker, poker face, Poland, polar tie, poral, porcelain, porch, pork, pork chop, pork cutlet, pork saute, port, port cutlet, port tower, port wine, portability, portable, portfolio, pose, pouch). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ポーター , あかぼう (redcap), も"えい (doorman, gatekeeper). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

관리인 (caretaker). (various references)

   

Manx

  

ymmyrkagh (bearer, carrier, carrier person, conveyor, haulage contractor; sustaining, haulier, portable, transporter, vehicle), portyr, portarey, portar, lhune doo (Guinness, stout), guilley scudlee (luggage porter), fer laadee, erreyder (bearer, carrier), dorryseyr (house porter), bainney ny baa doo (Guinness, stout). (various references)

   

Maya

  

kuuch. (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

portier, bybud, bærer. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

orterpay

   

Portuguese

  

carregador (baggage man, boot, carrier, charger, conveyer, door's man, drayman, feeder, haircutter, heaver, loading, lumper, shipper, trencherman), porteiro (concierge, doorman, doormat, door's man, gatemoney, janitor, usher, warder). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

carregador. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

porter, portar (door keeper, gate keeper, goal keeper, house-porter, janitor), uşier (bailiff, door keeper, page, usher), hamal (carrier, dock laborer, dock labourer, drudge, lader, red cap), bere neagrã englezeascã, însoţitor (accompanying, attendant, companion, concomitant, conductor, consort, mate, squire). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

швейцар (doorkeeper, door-keeper, doorman, door's man, usher), грузчик (heaver, loader, longshoreman, longshoremen), носильщик (baggage-man, carrier, redcap, skycap, train porter), проводник (cicerone, conductor, guide, pilot, trainman, vehicle), привратник (doorkeeper, door-keeper, doorman, gate keeper, gatekeeper, gate-keeper, janitor), портер. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

portair (a porter, ferryman, gatekeeper). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

vrsta piva, vratar (doorkeeper, doorman, gate keeper, gatekeeper, usher), nosač (atlas, bellboy, bellhop, cantilever, carrier, girder, redcap, tranter, truss). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

portero (caretaker, commissionaire, concierge, doorkeeper, doorman, door's man, gatekeeper, goalie, goalkeeper, harborer, harbourer, janitor, paddock, usher), mozo (barman, busboy, inamorato, jester, junior, kid, killer, lad, laddie, railway porter, server, waiter, young, young man), conserje (caretaker, commissionaire, concierge, doorkeeper, doorman, janitor). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

vaktmästare (attendant, caretaker, usher, waiter), portvakt (caretaker, doorkeeper, doorman, door's man, gate keeper, janitor, janitress), bärare (bearer, carrier, exponent, redcap, sky-cap), stadsbud (commissionaire), porter (stout). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

siyah bira (bock, bock beer, stout), kapıcı (care-taker, commissionaire, custodian, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, janitor, super, superintendent, usher), hamal (carrier, coolie). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

nosilююik (r). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

швейцар (commissionaire, doorkeeper, doorman, janitor, usher), воротар (gate keeper, goal keeper, goalee, goalie), носильник (baggage man, carrier, redcap), провідник вагона, прибиральник (cleaner, janitor, swabber), портер. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

người gác cổng (door-keeper, doorman, door's man, gate-keeper), công nhân khuân vác rượu bia đen. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

porthor (doorkeeper), drysor (door-keeper), cludydd, cludwr. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Porter

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

ianitor. (various references)

Late Latin300-700

portarius. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Porter

LanguageDateSourceJohn Chapter 10, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintToutw o qurwroV anoigei kai ta probata thV fwnhV autou akouei kai ta idia probata kalei kat onoma kai exagei auta
Latin405VulgateHuic ostiarius aperit et oves vocem eius audiunt et proprias oves vocat nominatim et educit eas
Old English990West SaxonÐonne se gate-word læt in. & þa scepge-herað hys stefne & he nemneð hys agenescep be namen & læt hyo ut.
Middle English1395WyclifTo this the porter openeth, and the scheep heren his vois, and he clepith his owne scheep bi name, and ledith hem out.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleTo him the porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce and he calleth his awne shepe by name and leadeth them out.
Jacobean English1611King JamesTo him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Victorian English1833WebsterTo him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
Basic English1964OgdenThe porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Porter

LanguageJohn Chapter 10, Verse 3
CebuanoSiya pagaablihan sa portero, ug ang mga karnero magapatalinghug sa iyang tingog, ug ang iyang kaugalingong mga karnero pagatawgon niya sa ngalan ug pagamandoan niya sila paingon sa gawas.
CroatianTome vratar otvara i ovce slušaju njegov glas. On ovce svoje zove imenom pa ih izvodi.
DanishFor ham lukker Dørvogteren op, og Fårene høre hans Røst; og han kalder sine egne Får ved Navn og fører dem ud.
DutchDezen doet de deurwachter open, en de schapen horen zijn stem; en hij roept zijn schapen bij name, en leidt ze uit.
FinnishHänelle ovenvartija avaa, ja lampaat kuulevat hänen ääntänsä; ja hän kutsuu omat lampaansa nimeltä ja vie heidät ulos.
FrenchLe portier lui ouvre, et les brebis entendent sa voix; il appelle par leur nom les brebis qui lui appartiennent, et il les conduit dehors.
GermanDem tut der Türhüter auf, und die Schafe hören seine Stimme; und er ruft seine Schafe mit Namen und führt sie aus.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPenjaga kandang membuka pintu untuk dia, dan domba-domba mengikuti suaranya pada waktu ia memanggil mereka dengan namanya masing-masing dan menuntun mereka ke luar.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kepada orang ini pintu dibukakan oleh penunggu pintu, dan segala domba itu mendengar akan suaranya, maka ia memanggil segala dombanya sendiri itu masing-masing dengan namanya, lalu membawa ke luar.
ItalianIl guardiano gli apre e le pecore ascoltano la sua voce: egli chiama le sue pecore una per una e le conduce fuori.
MaoriKa uaki te kaitiaki tatau ki a ia; ka rongo ano nga hipi ki tona reo: na ka karangatia e ia ana hipi ake, to tenei ingoa, to tenei ingoa, ka arahina ki waho.
NorwegianFor ham lukker dørvokteren op, og fårene hører hans røst, og han kaller sine får ved navn og fører dem ut.
PortugueseA este o porteiro abre; e as ovelhas ouvem a sua voz; e ele chama pelo nome as suas ovelhas, e as conduz para fora.   
RumanianPortarul ki deschide, wi oile aud glasul lui; el kwi cheamq oile pe nume, wi le scoate afarq din staul.
RussianеНХ ТЙ"ЧЕТОЙЛ ПФЧПТСЕФ, Й ПЧ"Щ УМХЫБАФУС ЗПМПУБ ЕЗП, Й ПО ЪПЧЕФ УЧПЙИ ПЧЕ" П ЙНЕОЙ Й ЧЩЧП"ЙФ ЙИ.
ShuarWaiti Wáinniuka nekas murikiun Wáinniun Wáitin uratui. Muriksha ni Wáinniuri chichamen nékainiawai. Niisha Ashí ni murikrin chikichik chikichik Náarin anaitius Untsúawai. Tura tsawaikia ni murikrin jiiki ayurtainiam yarumui.
SpanishA él le abre el portero, y las ovejas oyen su voz. A sus ovejas las llama por nombre y las conduce afuera.
SwahiliMngoja mlango wa zizi humfungulia, na kondoo husikia sauti yake, naye huwaita kondoo wake kila mmoja kwa jina lake na kuwaongoza nje.
SwedishFör honom öppnar dörrvaktaren, och fåren lyssna till hans röst, och han kallar sina får vid namn och för dem ut.
UmaTopodongo wobo' mpobea-ki wobo', pai' bima-na mpetonoi libu' -na ane nakio' hanga' -ra butu-butu ma'a-na, pai' nakeni-ra hilou hi mali-na.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Porter

Derivations

Words beginning with "porter": porterage, porterages, portered, porterhouse, porterhouses, portering, porters. (additional references)

Words ending with "porter": exporter, importer, reporter, sporter, supporter, transporter. (additional references)

Words containing "porter": exporters, importers, reporters, sporters, supporters, transporters. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Porter" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: borter, orter, Parter, partir, perdre, perte, Pertec, perter, plorer, pofter, pooftah, poorter, pooter, Popter, Poret, Porfert, Porgera, porner, porper, Porstner, portare, porten, Portex, Portier, Portney, Portora, Portoroz, portrey, poter, Potger, potur, potzer, propter, Prorutori, Prota, protel, Proteo, proter, Proteu, Protner, protore, protter, pueter, puxter, vorter. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Porter"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "porter" (pronounced pô"rter)
5p ô" r t erexporter, importer, reporter, supporter, transporter.
4-ô" r t erCourter, mortar, quarter, shorter, sorter.
3-r t erbarter, Carter, charter, darter, garter, headquarter, hindquarter, martyr, nonstarter, Sartor, smarter, starter, tartar, Tarter.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Porter

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: pretor, report.

Words within the letters "e-o-p-r-r-t"

-1 letter: repot, repro, retro, roper, toper, trope.

-2 letters: pert, poet, pore, port, repo, rope, rote, tope, tore, torr, trop.

-3 letters: err, ope, opt, ore, ort, per, pet, pot, pro, rep, ret, roe, rot, toe, top, tor.

-4 letters: er, et, oe, op, or, pe, re, to.

 Words containing the letters "e-o-p-r-r-t"
 

+1 letter: pierrot, porrect, porters, praetor, preriot, presort, pretors, prorate, reports, sporter, trooper, trouper.

 

+2 letters: exporter, forepart, importer, operator, overpert, parroket, parroted, parroter, perorate, pierrots, portered, portiere, portlier, portress, posturer, potterer, praetors, predator, presorts, priorate, profiter, promoter, prompter, property, prorated, prorates, protrude, receptor, reexport, reimport, reported, reporter, resprout, sporters, sportier, stropper, teardrop, troopers, troupers, uprooter.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Porter


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 6F 72 74 65 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01101111 01110010 01110100 01100101 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 006F 0072 0074 0065 0072

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

508184867184

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