Porter vs. Port — What's the Difference?

A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.

A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manchester and Duluth; these access the sea via rivers or canals.

A railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeping car or parlor car.

A town or city with a harbour or access to navigable water where ships load or unload

A maintenance worker for a building or institution.

A strong, sweet dark red (occasionally brown or white) fortified wine, originally from Portugal, typically drunk as a dessert wine

One in charge of a gate or door.

The side of a ship or aircraft that is on the left when one is facing forward

A dark beer resembling light stout, made from malt browned or charred by drying at a high temperature.

An opening in the side of a ship for boarding or loading.

A person who carries luggage and related objects.

A socket in a computer network into which a device can be plugged

(entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.

A gate or gateway, especially into a walled city.

(computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).

The position required by an order to port a weapon

A person in control of the entrance to a building.

A person's carriage or bearing

(bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.

A transfer of software from one system or machine to another

(beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.

A suitcase or travelling bag

Stout (malt brew).

Turn (a ship or its helm) to port

To serve as a porter; to carry.

Transfer (software) from one system or machine to another

A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages.

Carry or convey

A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire.

A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.

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.

A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.

A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.

The waterfront district of a city.

A person employed to carry luggage and supplies

A place along a coast that gives ships and boats protection from storms and rough water; a harbor.

Someone who guards an entrance

A port of entry.

United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)

The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft facing forward. Also called larboard.

United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)

An opening in a ship's side providing access to the interior.

United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)

A porthole.

A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)

(Archaic) A cover for a porthole.

A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley

An opening, as in a cylinder or valve face, for the passage of steam or fluid.

Carry luggage or supplies;

A hole in an armored vehicle or a fortified structure for viewing or for firing weapons.

An entrance to or exit from a data network.

A connection point for a peripheral device.

(Scots) A gateway or portal, as to a town.

A rich sweet fortified wine.

The position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.

The manner in which one carries oneself; bearing.

Of, relating to, or on the port.

To turn (a craft) or make a shift to the port side

(Computers) To modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform.

To hold or carry (a weapon) diagonally across the body, with the muzzle or blade near the left shoulder.

A place on the coast at which ships can shelter, or dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.

A town or city containing such a place, a port city.

The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.

(rowing) A sweep rower that primarily rows with an oar on the port side.

An entryway or gate.

An opening or doorway in the side of a ship, especially for boarding or loading; an embrasure through which a cannon may be discharged; a porthole.

A space between two stones wide enough for a delivered stone or bowl to pass through.

An opening where a connection (such as a pipe) is made.

(computing) A logical or physical construct in and from which data are transferred. Computer port (hardware)

(computing) A female connector of an electronic device, into which a cable's male connector can be inserted.

Something used to carry a thing, especially a frame for wicks in candle-making.

(archaic) The manner in which a person carries himself; bearing; deportment; carriage. See also portance.

(military) The position of a weapon when ported; a rifle position executed by throwing the weapon diagonally across the front of the body, with the right hand grasping the small of the stock and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder.

(computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.

A set of files used to build and install a binary executable file from the source code of an application.

A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.

(Australia) A suitcase or schoolbag.

(nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.

To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; said of the helm.

To carry, bear, or transport. See porter.

(military) To hold or carry (a weapon) with both hands so that it lays diagonally across the front of the body, with the barrel or similar part near the left shoulder and the right hand grasping the small of the stock; or, to throw (the weapon) into this position on command.

To adapt, modify, or create a new version of, a program so that it works on a different platform. Porting (computing)

To carry or transfer (an existing telephone number) from one telephone service provider to another.

To transfer a voucher or subsidy from one jurisdiction to another.

A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.

A place where ships may ride secure from storms; a sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. Used also figuratively.

In law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence they depart and where they finish their voyages.

A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place; a gate; a door; a portal.

An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also, the shutters which close such an opening.

A passageway in a machine, through which a fluid, as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in a valve seat, or valve face.

The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment; carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of living; as, a proud port.

The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See Note under Larboard. Also used adjectively.

To carry; to bear; to transport.

To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms.

To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; - said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a command; as, port your helm.

A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

Sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal

An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

The left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose

(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)

Transfer data from one computer to another via a cable that links connecting ports

Put or turn on the left side, of a ship;

Bring to port;

Land at or reach a port;

Turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship;

Carry, bear, convey, or bring;

Carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons;

Drink port;

Located on the left side of a ship or aircraft