Occupations

• Porter (carrier)
  Porter (carrier)
  A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who shifts objects for others.-Historical meaning:Human adaptability and flexibility early led to the use of humans for shifting gear...
  
  , person who carries objects
• Porter (college)
  Porter (college)
  The majority of colleges at the universities of Cambridge, Durham and Oxford, as well as newer collegiate universities such as York and older universities like University of Bristol and St David's College, have members of staff called porters. There is normally a head porter and a team of other...
  
  , 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)
  Porter (railroad)
  A porter is a railway employee assigned to assist passengers aboard a passenger train or to handle their baggage; it may be used particularly to refer to employees assigned to assisting passengers in the sleeping cars....
  
  , railroad employee who assists passengers
• Deal porter
  Deal porter
  The deal porters were a specialist group of workers in London's docks. They handled baulks of softwood or "deal", stacking them up to 60 feet high in quayside warehouses. This was a demanding and dangerous job. It required physical strength, dexterity and a head for heights, to such an extent that...
  
  , dockworker specializing in handling baulks of softwood
• Doorman (profession)
  Doorman (profession)
  A doorman is an individual hired to provide courtesy and security services at a residential building or hotel. They are particularly common in urban luxury highrises. At a residential building, a doorman is responsible for opening doors and screening visitors and deliveries...
  
  
• Groom Porter
  Groom Porter
  The Groom-Porter was an office at the royal court of the kings of England, who had 'the Inspection of the King's Lodgings, and takes care that they are provided with Tables, Chairs, Firing, &c. As also to provide Cards, Dice, &c. when there is playing at Court: To decide Disputes which arise in...
  
  , 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
  Brigade de cuisine
  Brigade de cuisine is a system of hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, commonly referred to as "kitchen staff" in English speaking countries.The concept was developed by Georges Auguste Escoffier...
  
  of a commercial kitchen

Places

• Porters Lake, Nova Scotia
  Porters Lake, Nova Scotia
  Porters Lake is a residential community in the eastern shore region of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada, between Trunk 7 and Route 207, 27.8 km from Halifax. The residents mainly commute to jobs in Dartmouth, Burnside Industrial Park or in Downtown Halifax...
  
  

• Porter Brook
  Porter Brook
  The Porter Brook is a river in the City of Sheffield, Englanddescending over 300 metres from its source among the sedge grass on Burbage moor behind a small farm on Hangram just inside the Peak District National Park in the west of the city at Clough Hollow, near the village of Ringinglow...
  
  , river in Sheffield, England

• Malone-Porter, Washington
  Malone-Porter, Washington
  Malone-Porter is a census-designated place in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 682 at the 2010 census. The CDP combines the area around Malone and Porter, two small towns located just off U.S...
  
  
• Porter, California
  Porter, California
  Porter is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3566 feet ....
  
  
• Porter, Indiana
  Porter, Indiana
  Porter is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,972 at the 2000 census.Porter is noted for its proximity to the Indiana Dunes State Park and for its railroad heritage...
  
  
• Porter, Maine
  Porter, Maine
  Porter is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is included in the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. Porter includes Porter village and part of Kezar Falls. The population was 1,438 at the 2000 census.-History:The land was once...
  
  
• Porter, Minnesota
  Porter, Minnesota
  Porter is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 183 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.45% is water...
  
  
• Porter, New York
  Porter, New York
  Porter is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 6,771 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Judge Augustus Porter....
  
  
• Porter, Oklahoma
  Porter, Oklahoma
  Porter is a town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 574 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Porter is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
  
  
• Porter, Texas
  Porter, Texas
  Porter is an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Texas within the metropolitan area. In 2010, its population estimated 25,627. Schools in Porter are operated by the New Caney Independent School District.-Government and infrastructure:...
  
  
• Porter, West Virginia
  Porter, West Virginia
  Porter is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 633 feet .-References:...
  
  
• Porter, Wisconsin
  Porter, Wisconsin
  Porter is a town in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 925 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Cooksville is located in the town.-Geography:...
  
  , a town
• Porter County, Indiana
  Porter County, Indiana
  Porter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 164,343. Much of the population growth has to do with the expansion of the Chicago Metropolitan Area eastward into Indiana. The county seat is Valparaiso...
  
  
• Porter Heights, Texas
  Porter Heights, Texas
  Porter Heights is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Porter Heights is located at ....
  
  
• Porter's Mills, Wisconsin
  Porter's Mills, Wisconsin
  Porter's Mills, also called Porterville, was a logging boomtown in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, between Brunswick and Eau Claire, at 44° 46' 15" N 091° 34' 01" W. at an elevation of 771 feet.The first sawmill there was built in 1863...
  
  , a ghost town
• Porter Square
  Porter Square
  Porter Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts in the USA, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard and Davis Squares...
  
  , in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Porter (MBTA station)
    Porter (MBTA station)
    Porter is a train station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue . It also serves portions of Somerville. The station was designed by Cambridge Seven Associates and opened on December 8, 1984. At 105 feet below ground, it is the...
    
    , at that square
• Porter Township, Michigan (disambiguation) (three places)
• Porter Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) (seven places)

• Porter (lunar crater)
  Porter (lunar crater)
  Porter is a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern part of the Moon, and lies across the northwestern rim of the huge walled plain Clavius. Although generally circular, the form of this crater has been modified by the geometry of the surface on which it was formed. The outer rim is...
  
  
• Porter (Martian crater)
  Porter (Martian crater)
  Porter is a large-scale impact crater in the Thaumasia quadrangle on the planet Mars, situated in Aonia Terra at 50.8° south and 113.9º west. The impact caused a bowl across. The name was chosen in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union in honour of the US astronomer and explorer, Russell W....
  
  

Other uses

• Porter Assay, a method to measure proanthocyanidin (OPC) content of a sample
• Porter (band)
  Porter (band)
  Porter was a Mexican indie rock band based in Guadalajara, Mexico.Despite their uncommon sound the band got decent radio airplay on important broadcasting stations, their videos: "Espiral", "Daphne" and "Host of a Ghost" had a good reception in music video channels. "Daphne" was placed in the...
  
  , Mexican indie band
• Porter (beer)
  Porter (beer)
  Porter is a dark-coloured style of beer. The history and development of stout and porter are intertwined. The name was first used in the 18th century from its popularity with the street and river porters of London. It is generally brewed with dark malts...
  
  , type of beer
• Porter Airlines
  Porter Airlines
  Porter Airlines is a regional airline headquartered at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Porter operates regularly scheduled flights between Toronto and locations in Canada and the United States using Canadian-built Bombardier Dash-8 Q 400...
  
  , Canadian regional airline based in Toronto
• Porter Chemical Company
  Porter Chemical Company
  Porter Chemical Company was an American toy manufacturer that developed and produced chemistry sets aimed as educational toys for aspiring junior scientists. The company's Chemcraft kits were first sold at major retail by Woodward & Lothrop, and appeared soon after at other retailers in the country...
  
  , a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets
• Porter College
  Porter College
  Benjamin F. Porter College, a residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is located on the lower west side of the university, south of Kresge College and north of College Eight. The college was founded in 1969 as College Five and formally dedicated on November 21, 1981...
  
  , residential college at the University of California, Santa Cruz
• Porter five forces analysis, framework for industry analysis and business strategy development
• Porter generic strategies
  Porter generic strategies
  Michael Porter has described a category scheme consisting of three general types of strategies that are commonly used by businesses to achieve and maintain competitive advantage. These three generic strategies are defined along two dimensions: strategic scope and strategic strength. Strategic scope...
  
  
• Porter Motor Company
  Porter Motor Company
  The Porter Motor Company was an early United States automobile manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts. They made the steam powered Porter Stanhope from 1900 to 1901 and advertised it as "The Only Perfect Automobile"....
  
  , defunct U.S. car manufacturer
• Porter's Regiment
  Porter's Regiment
  The Porter's Regiment was raised on January 19, 1776 under Colonel Porter at Northampton, Massachusetts and Pittsfield, Massachusetts for one year of service. The regiment would see action during the Invasion of Canada. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Morristown, New...
  
  , American Revolutionary War soldiers under a Colonel Porter
• H. K. Porter, Inc
  H. K. Porter, Inc
  H. K. Porter, Inc. manufactured light-duty railroad locomotives in the USA, starting in 1866. The company became the largest producer of industrial locomotives, and built almost eight thousand of them...
  
  , a locomotive manufacturer
• Hyundai Porter
  Hyundai Porter
  The Hyundai Porter , also known as the Hyundai H-100, is a pickup truck produced and built by the Hyundai Motor Company.-First Generation :...
  
  , a pickup truck
• Miss Porter's School
  Miss Porter's School
  Miss Porter's School, sometimes simply referred to as Porter's or Farmington, is a private college preparatory school for girls located in Farmington, Connecticut.- History :...
  
  , in Farmington, Connecticut
• Piaggio Porter, electric van
• Pilatus PC-6 Porter
  Pilatus PC-6
  |-See also:-References:* Lambert, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–1994. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division, 1993. ISBN 0 7106 1066 1.* Taylor, John W. R. Janes's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1965....
  
  , Swiss aircraft