Porter
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Porter is a common surname or given name; and it may also refer to:
In occupations:
- Porter (railroad), railroad employee who assists passengers
- Porter (carrier), person who carries objects
- Porter (college), member of staff in many of the colleges of the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Durham
- Porter (doorkeeper), one of the minor orders of the Roman Catholic ministry; doorkeeper or gatekeeper
- Deal porter, dockworker specializing in handling baulks of softwood
- Groom Porter, official in charge of gambling in the Tudor court; the owner or operator of a gaming hall
In places:
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Porter Brook, river in Sheffield, England
- United States
- Space
In other uses:
- H. K. Porter, Inc, locomotive manufacturer
- Hyundai Porter, pickup truck
- Miss Porter's School, in Farmington, Connecticut
- Pilatus PC-6 Porter, Swiss aircraft
- Porter (band), Mexican indie band
- Porter (beer), type of beer
- Porter 5 forces analysis, framework for industry analysis and business strategy development
- Porter Airlines, Canadian low-cost airline
- Porter College, residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz
- Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer
- Porter Square, in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Porter's Regiment, American Revolutionary War soldiers under a Colonel Porter
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