Porter (monastery)
WordNet
noun
(1) A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
(2) Someone who guards an entrance
(3) A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
(4) A person employed to carry luggage and supplies
(5) United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
(6) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
(7) United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
verb
(8) Carry luggage or supplies
"They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"