how to pronounce porter

/ˈpɔː.təɹ/

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porter is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of porter in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… belfast or porter diner band bridge …”

meaning of porter

Porter is a type of person who carries heavy loads.

porter frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word porter occurs in english on average 11.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics porter can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that porter can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) transport and travel;