hall porter

Meanings

nounhall porter (plural hall porters)

A hotel worker who carries luggage to the rooms of guests.
The hall porter came, a magnificent being, but full of affable condescension.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Synonyms: bellboy

nounA hotel worker who carries luggage to the rooms of guests.

Similar

nounsomeone who guards an entrance

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Finnish hotellipoika, pikkolo

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