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Warden vs Porter - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between warden and porter

is that warden is a guard or watchman while porter is a person who carries luggage and related objects.

As proper nouns the difference between warden and porter

is that warden is {{surname|lang=en} while Porter is {{surname}.

As a verb porter is

to serve as a porter, to carry.

warden

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic, or, literary) A guard or watchman.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • He called to the warden on the battlements.
  • A chief administrative officer of a prison
  • An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air raid warden
  • A governing official in various institutions
  • the warden of a college
  • (archaic, slang) A variety of pear, thought to be Black Worcester or Parkinson's Warden.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
  • I would have had him roasted like a warden .
  • * Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale
  • I must have saffron the colour of warden pies.

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    porter

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) portour, from (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who carries luggage and related objects.
  • By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) portour, from (etyl) portier, from .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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).
  • Coordinate terms
    * beer, stout

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to serve as a porter, to carry.
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