Doorman vs Porter - What's the difference?
doorman | porter |
A man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.
A person who carries luggage and related objects.
A person in control of the entrance to a building.
In the bowling industry, an employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.
(Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
(computing) One who ports software (converts it to another platform).
As nouns the difference between doorman and porter
is that doorman is a man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services while porter is a person who carries luggage and related objects.As a verb porter is
to serve as a porter, to carry.As a proper noun Porter is
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(wikipedia doorman)Noun
(doormen)Synonyms
* doorkeeperAnagrams
*porter
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) portour, from (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.