The Clue
One may be tipped (6 letter answer)
The Answer
PORTER
Tags
Notes
The answer PORTER is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
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Definition
PORTER as a noun:
1. a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
2. (doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary) = someone who guards an entrance
3. (Porter, Katherine Anne Porter) = United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980)
4. (Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter) = United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946)
5. (Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry) = United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
6. (porter, Pullman porter) = a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
7. (porter, porter's beer) = a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
PORTER as a verb:
1. carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
PORT as an adjective:
1. (port, larboard) = located on the left side of a ship or aircraft