porter

person who carries objects or cargo for others
Intangible profession Q1509714
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porter

Summary

porter is a profession[1]. porter draws 469 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #190 of 1,605).[2]

Key Facts

  • porter's instance of is recorded as profession[3].
  • porter's instance of is recorded as occupation[4].
  • porter's instance of is recorded as human-powered transport[5].
  • porter is a type of mover[6].
  • porter's Commons category is recorded as Porters[7].
  • porter's field of this occupation is recorded as transport[8].
  • porter's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • porter's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'porteuse'}[10].
  • porter's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'عتالة'}[11].
  • porter's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'portistino'}[12].
  • porter's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gepäckträgerin'}[13].
  • porter's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'portadora'}[14].
  • porter's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'nosačica'}[15].
  • porter's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'насільніца'}[16].
  • porter's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'насільнік'}[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include profession[3], occupation[4], and human-powered transport[5]. porter is a type of mover[6].

Why It Matters

porter draws 469 Wikipedia views per month (profession category, ranking #190 of 1,605).[2] porter has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] porter is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hi', 'id', 'it', 'm
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Gnd id → 4498068-1
    Field of this occupation → transport
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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