·noun A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, ·etc.; for hire.
II. Porter ·noun A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.
III. Porter ·noun A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.
IV. Porter ·noun A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; ·esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating;
- called also porter bar.