See porter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ḥammāl",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "حَمَّال"
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"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "բեռնակիր"
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"code": "as",
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"roman": "bhari",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "ভাৰী"
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{
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"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "কুলি"
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"code": "as",
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"word": "মটীয়া"
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"roman": "nosač",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "mosso"
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "porter"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
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"common-gender"
],
"word": "bærer"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kruier"
},
{
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "ẖrj-qnj",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "Xr:r-q:n-i-V19-A1"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "portisto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "kantaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porteur"
},
{
"code": "roa-gal",
"lang": "Gallo",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "portou"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Gepäckträger"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "achthofóros",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "αχθοφόρος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "skeuóphoros",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "σκευόφορος"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "qulī",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "क़ुली"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kulī",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "कुली"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "vāhak",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "वाहक"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bairā",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "बैरा"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "moṭiyā",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "मोटिया"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "hordár"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "póirtéir"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"topics": [
"ecclesiastical",
"religion",
"lifestyle"
],
"word": "aistire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "facchino"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bastagio"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jimkkun",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "짐꾼"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "barber",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "باربەر"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "ḧemall",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "حەماڵ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gerō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bāiulus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "nósač",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "но́сач"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "kaiamo"
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{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "portchi"
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{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
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"Jersey",
"masculine"
],
"word": "porteur"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bærer"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "hammal, hamal",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "حمال"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bâr-keš",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "بارکش"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bâr-bar",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "باربر"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hammâl",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "حمال"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"note": "for heavy objects carried on back",
"roman": "kul-bar",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "کولبر"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "numerowy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bagażowy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "carregador"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "hamal"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nosílʹščik",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "носи́льщик"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "grúzčik",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гру́зчик"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "vāhaka",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "वाहक"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "но̀са̄ч"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "носа̀чица"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "nòsāč"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "nosàčica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mozo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cargador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "changador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "changarín"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "faquín"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "fardero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mecapal"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "porteador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "soguilla"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "hamali"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"class-5",
"class-6"
],
"word": "hamali"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "bärare"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"word": "hamal"
},
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"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "qulī",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "قلی"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetan",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bastàzo"
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{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "treger",
"sense": "person who carries luggage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "טרעגער"
}
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person in control of a building entrance",
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"word": "porteiro"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "person in control of a building entrance",
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"sense": "person in control of a building entrance",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "person in control of a building entrance",
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person in control of a building entrance",
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"sense": "person in control of a building entrance",
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
"word": "պորտեր"
},
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
"tags": [
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{
"code": "da",
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{
"code": "fo",
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
"word": "portteri"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
"tags": [
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"code": "izh",
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
"word": "poata"
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"code": "nrf",
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"code": "ru",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "porter"
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"sense": "strong, dark ale weaker than a stout",
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"To serve as a porter; to carry."
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"ipa": "/ˈpɔɹtɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
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"ipa": "/ˈpɔːtə/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈpoətə/",
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},
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"rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)"
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],
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}
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"msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Welsh: 'cwrw du', originally 'cwrw du m'",
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