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porter meaning in Sanskrit

वाहक vāhaka

/ˈpɔːtə/US/ˈpɔɹtɚ/

porter in Sanskrit: वाहक (vāhaka). In English, porter means a person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo.

Sanskrit words for porter

person who carries luggage
वाहक vāhaka

English meaning of porter

  1. noun A person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo.
  2. noun An ant having the specialized role of carrying.
  3. noun One who ports software (makes it usable on another platform).
  4. noun A person in control of the entrance to a building.

Full definition of porter

porter in a sentence

  • By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.

porter in other languages

Questions about porter in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of porter in Sanskrit?
Porter in Sanskrit is वाहक (vāhaka).
porter इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Porter: वाहक (vāhaka).
What does porter mean in English?
Porter means a person who carries luggage and related objects; (historically) one who carried luggage or did manual labour in the transloading of cargo.

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