porter
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If the porter is locked in, however, then that shout might not be heard.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A transit porter and motorman with the New York City subway in the 1980s, Mr. Naiden was active in a tiny communist cell within the union, endorsing free fares and encouraging turnstile hopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Starring Hero Fiennes Tiffin as the famous detective during his younger years, Mamma Mia actor Firth plays Sir Bucephalus Hodge, the dean of Oxford University, where Holmes is a porter.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
He joined the 35-member expedition as a porter despite no prior mountaineering experience.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
Boettcher is there too, Boettcher, our school porter.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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