A person whose employment is to carry baggage; now especially, a worker for a railway company, a passenger boat, airport, hotel, etc.: The porter used a pushcart to move Mona's luggage from the airport terminal to a taxicab.

When the taxi arrived at the hotel, Thomas, another porter working there, took Mona's suitcases, bags, etc. from the taxi into the hotel and then he made sure everything was safely delivered to her room.