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porter

[pawr-ter, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tər, ˈpoʊr- /


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Scrawled in chalk in the list of draft beers was the Edmund Fitzgerald porter, a longtime brew from the Great Lakes Brewing Co.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

He joined the 35-member expedition as a porter despite no prior mountaineering experience.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Her high-backed porter chair, a chamberlike structure, features a mirrored kaleidoscope roof that offers the viewer Kusama-esque infinity patterns when seated inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

Mueller’s next porter chair will have a crown of gnarled bamboo roots she found on the beach in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

She marched over to her Volkswagen bus and climbed into the front passenger seat and the baggage porter slammed the door.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia