English words for 'A subordinate porter.'
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noun
- A subordinate.
- (logic) A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition.
- (British, military) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
- (social sciences, literary theory) A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.
- a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
adj
verb
noun
- (beer, Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
- (countable, bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
- (countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
- (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
- A person who carries luggage and related objects.
- (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
- (countable) A person in control of the entrance to a building.
- someone who guards an entrance
- a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
- a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
- a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
noun
- The occupation of, or services provided by, a porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”).
- (uncountable) The carrying or transportation of goods by a porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) or other person.
- (uncountable) Porters regarded collectively.
- (countable, uncountable) The charge for such carrying or transportation.
- the transportation of burdens by porters
- the charge for carrying burdens by porters
noun
- (US, rail transport) A porter in a US railway station.
- a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station
- (British, folklore) A type of evil goblin or imp.
- A breed of poultry.
- (British) A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.
- a member of the military police in Britain
verb
noun
noun
- a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
- tooth on the rim of gear wheel
- An unimportant individual in a greater system.
- Alternative form of cogue (“wooden vessel for milk”).
- (carpentry) A projection or tenon at the end of a beam designed to fit into a matching opening of another piece of wood to form a joint.
- (historical) The hypothetical precursor ship type of the above said to be in use during the early Middle Ages, variously alleged to be Frisian or Scandinavian.
- (mining) One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine.
- A trick or deception; a falsehood.
- A gear; especially, a cogwheel.
- (historical) A partially clinker-built, flat-bottomed, square-rigged mediaeval ship of burden or war, with a round, bulky hull and a single mast, typically 15 to 25 meters in length, in use from ca. 1150 to 1500.
- (physics) Initialism of center of gravity
- (by extension) A small fishing boat.
- A tooth on a gear.
verb
- roll steel ingots
- join pieces of wood with cogs
- To load (a die) so that it can be used to cheat.
- To furnish with a cog or cogs.
- To seduce, or draw away, by adulation, artifice, or falsehood; to wheedle; to cozen; to cheat.
- To plagiarize.
- To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; to palm off.
- To cheat; to play or gamble fraudulently.
- (intransitive) Of an electric motor or generator, to snap preferentially to certain positions when not energized.
prefix
noun
verb
- (LGBTQ) To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
- (transitive, law) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
- (transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
- (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
- (transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
- (transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.
- attribute or credit to
- give out
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- select something or someone for a specific purpose
- decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- attribute or give
- transfer one's right to
- make undue claims to having
noun
- a man whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
- a male professional killer
- (US, historical) A male hatchet-wielding participant in a Chinese-American tong war.
- A male professional killer or gunman.
- (colloquial, idiomatic) A male who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.
noun
- one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
- One who enforces.
- A hired strongman, especially working for the underworld.
- (ice hockey, rugby, Australian rules football) A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
- The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
- (UK) A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.
noun
adj
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- Descending in a regular series.
- Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
- (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
- lower in rank or importance
- subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
- (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
verb
- (transitive, grammar) To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.
- (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
- (transitive) To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
- rank or order as less important or consider of less value
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
noun
- One who acts in place of a superior.
- (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”).
- A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
- (law) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
- Bad or immoral behaviour.
- A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
- (law enforcement, slang) Clipping of vice squad.
- (architecture) A winding or spiral staircase.
- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
- a specific form of evildoing
- moral weakness
adj
verb
noun
- (historical) An ostiary; a doorman; a porter.
- (Winchester College) A student office held by a prefect with the duties of keeping order, collecting the vulguses, and ensuring the other students attend class.
- the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
noun
- in a subordinate position
- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
- A person of low condition or spirit.
- One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
- One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
- (religion) A person who dedicates themselves to God.
noun
noun
adj
noun
- A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
- A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.
- A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
- A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
- (historical) A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
- especially, a common footman (Manulea lurideola)
- a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
noun
- (Freemasonry) A junior lodge officer.
- (Christianity, by extension) A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
- (US, animal husbandry) A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).
- (Anglicanism) An ordained clergyperson usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
- (Methodism) A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.
- (Mormonism) The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.
- (early Christianity) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
- (Evangelicalism) A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.
- (Catholicism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Church of the East) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
- (Scotland) The chairman of an incorporated company.
- a Protestant layman who assists the minister
- a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
verb
- (US, slang) To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.
- (Christianity, music) For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
- (US, slang) To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.
- (US, animal husbandry) To kill a calf shortly after birth.
noun
- A subordinate.
- (logic) A subaltern proposition; a proposition implied by a universal proposition.
- (British, military) A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.
- (social sciences, literary theory) A member of a group that is socially, politically and geographically outside of the hegemonic power structure of the colony and of the colonial homeland.
- a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
adj
noun
- The occupation of, or services provided by, a porter (“person in control of the entrance to a building”).
- (uncountable) The carrying or transportation of goods by a porter (“person who carries luggage and related objects”) or other person.
- (uncountable) Porters regarded collectively.
- (countable, uncountable) The charge for such carrying or transportation.
- the transportation of burdens by porters
- the charge for carrying burdens by porters
noun
- (US, rail transport) A porter in a US railway station.
- a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station
- (British, folklore) A type of evil goblin or imp.
- A breed of poultry.
- (British) A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.
- a member of the military police in Britain
noun
- a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
- tooth on the rim of gear wheel
- An unimportant individual in a greater system.
- Alternative form of cogue (“wooden vessel for milk”).
- (carpentry) A projection or tenon at the end of a beam designed to fit into a matching opening of another piece of wood to form a joint.
- (historical) The hypothetical precursor ship type of the above said to be in use during the early Middle Ages, variously alleged to be Frisian or Scandinavian.
- (mining) One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left to support the roof of a mine.
- A trick or deception; a falsehood.
- A gear; especially, a cogwheel.
- (historical) A partially clinker-built, flat-bottomed, square-rigged mediaeval ship of burden or war, with a round, bulky hull and a single mast, typically 15 to 25 meters in length, in use from ca. 1150 to 1500.
- (physics) Initialism of center of gravity
- (by extension) A small fishing boat.
- A tooth on a gear.
verb
- roll steel ingots
- join pieces of wood with cogs
- To load (a die) so that it can be used to cheat.
- To furnish with a cog or cogs.
- To seduce, or draw away, by adulation, artifice, or falsehood; to wheedle; to cozen; to cheat.
- To plagiarize.
- To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; to palm off.
- To cheat; to play or gamble fraudulently.
- (intransitive) Of an electric motor or generator, to snap preferentially to certain positions when not energized.
noun
verb
- (LGBTQ) To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
- (transitive, law) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
- (transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
- (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
- (transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
- (transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.
- attribute or credit to
- give out
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- select something or someone for a specific purpose
- decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- attribute or give
- transfer one's right to
- make undue claims to having
noun
- a man whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
- a male professional killer
- (US, historical) A male hatchet-wielding participant in a Chinese-American tong war.
- A male professional killer or gunman.
- (colloquial, idiomatic) A male who carries out brutal and unpleasant duties on behalf of another, such as firing dead wood employees.
noun
- one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior
- One who enforces.
- A hired strongman, especially working for the underworld.
- (ice hockey, rugby, Australian rules football) A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.
- The member of a group, especially of a gang, charged with keeping dissident members obedient.
- (UK) A battering ram used by the emergency services for gaining access to locked premises.
noun
adj
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- Descending in a regular series.
- Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
- (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
- lower in rank or importance
- subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
- (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
verb
- (transitive, grammar) To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.
- (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
- (transitive) To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
- rank or order as less important or consider of less value
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
noun
- One who acts in place of a superior.
- (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”).
- A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
- (law) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
- Bad or immoral behaviour.
- A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
- (law enforcement, slang) Clipping of vice squad.
- (architecture) A winding or spiral staircase.
- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
- a specific form of evildoing
- moral weakness
adj
verb
noun
- (historical) An ostiary; a doorman; a porter.
- (Winchester College) A student office held by a prefect with the duties of keeping order, collecting the vulguses, and ensuring the other students attend class.
- the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
noun
- in a subordinate position
- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
- A person of low condition or spirit.
- One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
- One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
- (religion) A person who dedicates themselves to God.
noun
noun
adj
noun
- A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.
- A bar that connects the treadle of a spinning wheel to the wheel.
- A moth of the family Arctiidae (or subfamily Arctiinae); -- so called from its livery-like colors.
- A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.
- (historical) A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage.
- especially, a common footman (Manulea lurideola)
- a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
noun
- (Freemasonry) A junior lodge officer.
- (Christianity, by extension) A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
- (US, animal husbandry) A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).
- (Anglicanism) An ordained clergyperson usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
- (Methodism) A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.
- (Mormonism) The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.
- (early Christianity) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
- (Evangelicalism) A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.
- (Catholicism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Church of the East) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
- (Scotland) The chairman of an incorporated company.
- a Protestant layman who assists the minister
- a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
verb
- (US, slang) To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.
- (Christianity, music) For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
- (US, slang) To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.
- (US, animal husbandry) To kill a calf shortly after birth.
verb
noun
- (beer, Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
- (countable, bowling) An employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
- (countable, uncountable, beer) A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters (etymology 1, sense 1), similar to a stout but less strong.
- (entomology) An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
- A person who carries luggage and related objects.
- (computing) One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
- (countable) A person in control of the entrance to a building.
- someone who guards an entrance
- a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley
- a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
- a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars)
verb
noun
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