portress
English
noun
Definitions
- a female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)
Etymology
Affix from English porter.
Origin
English
porter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- porter English
- porterage English
- porterhouse English
- porterless English
- porterly English
- portership English
- symporter English
- uniporter English
- porter Middle English