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porteur

carrier, bearer

noun por-TUHR Rare
People & Society Professions

Origin: from 'porter' (to carry), from Latin 'portare'

Also means

porter (luggage)

Usage Note

Porteur is masculine; the feminine is porteuse. As an adjective it means 'load-bearing' (mur porteur — structural wall) or 'promising' (un secteur porteur — a growth sector). In finance, porteur d'actions means a shareholder. Être porteur d'un virus means to carry a virus (as an asymptomatic carrier).

Examples

"Le porteur a monté les valises à l'hôtel."

Natural Translation

The porter carried the bags up to the hotel.

Literal Translation

The porter brought up the suitcases to the hotel.

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