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/hɔl pˈɔrtər/ Listen

Hall porter

noun

Someone who guards an entrance. Synonyms: door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, ostiary, porter.

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"Hall porter" Quotes from Famous Books

... desired me to say, sir," the hall porter continued, "to any of his friends who might be here, that he will be in ...

— The Evil Shepherd • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... conceived his plan and executed it. He crossed the street swiftly, leaped into his buggy, lifted the reins and brought down the whip simultaneously, and the next instant was dashing down the street in the direction of the Warensboro turnpike. So sudden was the action that by the time the astonished hall porter had rushed into the street, horse and buggy had ...

— The Argonauts of North Liberty • Bret Harte

Words linked to "Hall porter" : ticket taker, commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, guard