The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Porter \Por"ter\, n. [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a
   gate, door. See Port a gate.]
   A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who
   waits at the door to receive messages. --Shak.
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         To him the porter openeth.               --John x. 3.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Porter \Por"ter\, n. [F. porteur, fr. porter to carry, L.
   portare. See Port to carry.]
   1. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage,
      etc.; for hire.
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   2. (Forging) 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.
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   3. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter
      taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.
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   Note: Porter is said to be so called as having been first
         used chiefly by the London porters, and this
         application of the word is supposed to be not older
         than 1750.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be['o]r; akin to Fries.
   biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E.
   brew. [root]93, See Brew.]
   1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but
      commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other
      substance to impart a bitter flavor.
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   Note: Beer has different names, as small beer, ale,
         porter, brown stout, lager beer, according to its
         strength, or other qualities. See Ale.
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   2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of
      various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
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   Small beer, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. "To
      suckle fools, and chronicle small beer." --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

porter
    n 1: a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
    2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman,
       door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper,
       ostiary]
    3: United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
       [syn: Porter, Katherine Anne Porter]
    4: United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies
       (1891-1946) [syn: Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert
       Porter]
    5: United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O.
       Henry (1862-1910) [syn: Porter, William Sydney Porter,
       O. Henry]
    6: a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on
       sleeping cars) [syn: porter, Pullman porter]
    7: a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
       [syn: porter, porter's beer]
    v 1: carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount
         Kilimanjaro for the tourists"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

73 Moby Thesaurus words for "porter":
   Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, baggage man, bakehead, bearer, bheesty,
   brakeman, brakie, busboy, butcher, caddie, caretaker,
   cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, cerberus, cleaner,
   common carrier, concierge, conductor, conveyer, coolie, cupbearer,
   dispatcher, doorkeeper, doorman, drayman, express, expressman,
   fireman, footplate man, freighter, gatekeeper, guard, gun bearer,
   hauler, homing pigeon, janitor, letter carrier, lineman,
   litter-bearer, ostiary, railroad man, railroader, receptionist,
   redcap, shield-bearer, skycap, smoke agent, stationmaster,
   stevedore, stoker, stretcher-bearer, super, superintendent,
   switchman, the Water Bearer, trainboy, trainman, trainmaster,
   transporter, truck driver, trucker, usher, wagoner, warden,
   watchman, water boy, water carrier, yardman, yardmaster



Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Porter
   a gate-keeper (2 Sam. 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chr. 9:21; 2 Chr.
   8:14). Of the Levites, 4,000 were appointed as porters by David
   (1 Chr. 23:5), who were arranged according to their families
   (26:1-19) to take charge of the doors and gates of the temple.
   They were sometimes employed as musicians (1 Chr. 15:18).


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Porter -- U.S. County in Indiana
   Population (2000):    146798
   Housing Units (2000): 57616
   Land area (2000):     418.110194 sq. miles (1082.900386 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    103.500698 sq. miles (268.065565 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    521.610892 sq. miles (1350.965951 sq. km)
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             41.523510 N, 87.086655 W
   Headwords:
    Porter
    Porter, IN
    Porter County
    Porter County, IN


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Porter, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    574
   Housing Units (2000): 253
   Land area (2000):     0.713642 sq. miles (1.848324 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.713642 sq. miles (1.848324 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            60150
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             35.867448 N, 95.521818 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     74454
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Porter, OK
    Porter


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Porter, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
   Population (2000):    4972
   Housing Units (2000): 1966
   Land area (2000):     6.303586 sq. miles (16.326212 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.304992 sq. miles (0.789925 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.608578 sq. miles (17.116137 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            61164
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             41.626005 N, 87.071798 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     46304
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Porter, IN
    Porter


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Porter, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    190
   Housing Units (2000): 98
   Land area (2000):     2.228835 sq. miles (5.772657 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.007818 sq. miles (0.020249 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.236653 sq. miles (5.792906 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            52144
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             44.638093 N, 96.165826 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     56280
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Porter, MN
    Porter