Occupations
- 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
- Porter (railroad), railroad employee who assists passengers
- Deal porter, dockworker specializing in handling baulks of softwood
- Doorman (profession)
- Groom Porter, official in charge of gambling in the Tudor court; the owner or operator of a gaming hall
- Kitchen Porter, a junior assistant position in the Brigade de cuisine of a commercial kitchen
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