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Meaning of "railway porter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RAILWAY PORTER

railway porter  [ˈreɪlˌweɪ ˈpɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAILWAY PORTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Railway porter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAILWAY PORTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of railway porter in the English dictionary

The definition of railway porter in the dictionary is a person employed to carry luggage, parcels, supplies, etc at a railway station. Other definition of railway porter is a railway employee who waits on passengers, esp on a sleeper.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAILWAY PORTER


antiporter
ˈæntɪˌpɔːtə
colporteur
ˈkɒlˌpɔːtə
daughter
ˈdɔːtə
deporter
dɪˈpɔːtə
exporter
ˈɛkspɔːtə
importer
ɪmˈpɔːtə
misreporter
ˌmɪsrɪˈpɔːtə
outporter
ˈaʊtˌpɔːtə
Piesporter
ˈpiːzˌpɔːtə
porta
ˈpɔːtə
porter
ˈpɔːtə
quarter
ˈkwɔːtə
re-exporter
riːˈɛkspɔːtə
reimporter
ˌriːɪmˈpɔːtə
reporter
rɪˈpɔːtə
sporter
ˈspɔːtə
supporter
səˈpɔːtə
transporter
trænsˈpɔːtə
underwater
ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə
water
ˈwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAILWAY PORTER

railroader
railway
railway bridge
railway carriage
railway crossing
railway engine
railway guide
railway journey
railway line
railway network
railway police
railway station
railway timetable
railway track
railway worker
railway yard
railwayman
railwaymen
railwoman
railworker

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAILWAY PORTER

aborter
assorter
athletic supporter
car transporter
comforter
converter
court reporter
cub reporter
dehorter
distorter
dorter
exhorter
football supporter
hall porter
night porter
resorter
ripsnorter
roving reporter
showbiz reporter
snorter
sorter

Synonyms and antonyms of railway porter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «railway porter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAILWAY PORTER

Find out the translation of railway porter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of railway porter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «railway porter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁路搬运工
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mozo de estación
570 millions of speakers

English

railway porter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेलवे कुली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العتال السكك الحديدية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

железнодорожная портье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

porter ferroviária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেলপথ পোর্টার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Veilleur de chemin de fer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Porter keretapi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gepäckträger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鉄道ポーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

철도 포터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Porter railway
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

porter đường sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரயில்வே துறைமுகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेल्वे कुली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Demiryolu bekçisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

facchino ferrovia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

portier kolejowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залізнична портьє
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porter de cale ferată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιδηροδρομική porter
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

witkiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

järnvägs porter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jernbane porter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of railway porter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILWAY PORTER»

The term «railway porter» is normally little used and occupies the 145.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAILWAY PORTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «railway porter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «railway porter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about railway porter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAILWAY PORTER»

Discover the use of railway porter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to railway porter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Railway Management at Stations
A railway porter at the entrance door took the portmanteau, and plaintiff, with a friend who was with him, walked with the porter on to the platform. The porter put down the portmanteau near the rack where the luggage labels were deposited.
Edmund B. Ivatts, 1898
2
Railway Herald Magazine
But my answer is that railway managers and superintendents know well enough that the public give tips, and were it not so the railway porter in towns could not exist on his paltry wages, and“ consequently the companies would have to pay ...
‎1895
3
The Railway News ...
You put to the traders then the hypothetical case, and if I may do so, I will quote your own words : " If a railway porter takes a plate of glass, for example, and flings it about in a thoroughly reckless manner, and it is sent at owner's risk, and not ...
‎1907
4
The Weekly Reporter
Solicitors for the defendants, Kaye & Outdalla. Q. B. Div. (A. L. Smith 1 ... - and Grantham, J J.) f p '* Lamb v. Gkeat Northern Railway Co. (a.) Master and servant — Wages paid to railway porter — Deduction for sick fund — Truck Act, 1831 (1 it  ...
‎1891
5
Parliamentary Papers
Lengthsman, C.R. Driller, S.D. Porter, S.D. Cleaner C.R. Lengthsman, S.D. Porter , S.D Labourer (F.G.),Towns- ville Railway Fireman (F.G),Towns- ville Railway Porter, S.D. 7s. per day 7s. 6s. „ 6s. 4s. 6d. 7s. 6s. 8s. Labourer (F.G.),Towns- ville  ...
Queensland. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1903
6
Railway Signal: Or, Lights Along the Line
A RAILWAY PORTER'S STORY, By WILL SEEING. Preface.— Aye ! Not a bit of it. Introduction. — No, No 1 If I'm blunt and brush both asido, don't measure me as you would measure others. Ere you fall to grumbling at any lack of introduction, ...
‎1892
7
Railway and Locomotive Engineering: A Practical Journal of ...
Each session lasts three days, and Saturday, June 20, as a holiday between the conventions. First Railway Porter. England's first railway porter has just died at Darlington, in the person of Mr. John Cooper, one of the oldest veterans of railway ...
‎1907
8
Scarborough & Pickering Railway Through Time
... nine, five, three, and one years old. It also records the other station staff: William Preston, platelayer; James H. Ward, railway porter; and Edwin Bull, platelayer. Sawdon Station: Sheltered Accommodation The design of the stations along.
Robin Lidster, 2014
9
Lambert's Railway Miscellany
In 1929 she married a Festiniog Railway porter at Tan-yBwlch, where they lived in the station house until their retirement in 1968. In the 1930s Bessie became stationmistress and made a point of meeting all trains dressed in Welsh national  ...
Anthony Lambert, 2010
10
Ghost Railroads of Indiana
In October the name of the Lake Michigan & Ohio was changed to Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway. Porter then organized the Indiana Railway Company which took title to the properties of the Chicago & Great Southern Railway, purchased at ...
Elmer G. Sulzer, 1998

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAILWAY PORTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term railway porter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Free book - The Railway Children
Despite befriending the local railway porter and experiencing a series of exciting adventures, the mystery remains: where's their father, and will he ever return? «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
2
I am... Udayakumar - Railway porter
The day has just started for me and I am still waiting for a customer. My duty is from 9 a.m. to 9 a.m.. Every day is different for us. After all, not every passenger ... «The Hindu, May 14»
3
Right On Track: Chicago premiere of 'Pullman Porter Blues' story of …
In "Pullman Porter Blues," Tony Award winner Cleavant Derricks portrays Sylvester Sykes, a second-generation railway porter, union organizer and father. «nwitimes.com, Sep 13»
4
Maya, the only female porter in Ludhiana, carries bags for a few …
Maya, 40, lost her husband, Ram Kumar, a licensed railway porter at the Ludhiana railway station, in April this year. Her world has never been the same since. «Daily Mail, Dec 12»
5
Two railway officials abducted in Bihar by alleged Maoists
Kolkata: The station master and a railway porter were today allegedly abducted by Maoists from the Naraganjo railway station between Madhupur and JhaJha in ... «Firstpost, Jun 12»

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