Porter vs Longshoreman - What's the difference?
porter | longshoreman |
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).
A man employed to load and unload ships.
As nouns the difference between porter and longshoreman
is that porter is (l) while longshoreman is a man employed to load and unload ships.porter
English
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.
