Porter (carrier)
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A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects or cargo for others. The range of services conducted by porters is extensive, from shuttling luggage aboard a train to bearing heavy bur
"Men laden with 'Brick Tea' for Thibet" from the personal notations of Ernest Henry Wilson in 1908
Sherpa porter carrying wood in the Himalaya, near Mount Everest
This Nepali porter's gear consists of a basket (doko) resting against his back. A strap runs underneath the doko and over the crown of the head, which bears most of the weight. He also carries a T-shaped walking stick called a tokma.
A porter in China wearing a dǒulì
Bellhop
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A bellhop, or hotel porter, is a hotel employee who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform, like certain other page boys or doormen. This occupation i
Porter (carrier)
…huts and tourist chalets at high-altitude mountain ranges. Certain trade-specific terms are used for forms of porters in North America, including bellhop (hotel porter), redcap (railway station porter), and skycap (airport porter). The practice of railroad station porters wearing red-colored caps to…
Bellhop standing in front of a hotel