2. Verb. (third-person singular of porter) ¹
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Definition of Porters
1. porter [v] - See also: porter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Porters
Literary usage of Porters
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"7:1(1.calk'il unto Me parter of the city: 11. he called the porters ; JCh 9:17.
And the porters (were), Shallum, 18.porters in the companies 21.porter of ..."
2. Annual Report by United States Civil Service Commission (1898)
"The names of porters who pass the promotion examination shall be entered upon
... porters who are promoted to the grade of clerk shall bo assigned to the ..."
3. Wages and Earnings of the Working Classes: Report to Sir Arthur Bass, M.P. by Leone Levi (1885)
"THE wages of porters are low. In Liverpool the average wages of cotton porters for a
... Corn porters earn lls. to 12s.; the captain of gangs, 24s. to 26s. ..."
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