a person whose job is carrying people’s bags and other loads, especially at a train station, an airport or in a hotel （尤指火车站、机场或旅馆）行李员，搬运工 Some Sherpas act as guides and porters for mountaineering expeditions. 一些夏尔巴人充当登山探险的向导和搬运工。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hospital
- kitchen
- railway
- …
- carry something
- (British English)
a person whose job is to move patients from one place to another in a hospital （医院里护送病人的）护工 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hospital
- kitchen
- railway
- …
- carry something
- (British English)
a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance to a hotel, large building, college, etc. 门卫；门房 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- head
- hall
- hotel
- …
- porter’s desk
- porter’s lodge
- (North American English)
a person whose job is helping passengers on a train, especially in a sleeping car （尤指卧铺车厢的）列车服务员
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 and sense 4 Middle English: from Old French porteour, from medieval Latin portator, from Latin portare ‘carry’.sense 3 Middle English: from Old French portier, from late Latin portarius, from porta ‘gate, door’.