night porter


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Noun1.night porter - a porter on duty during the nightnight porter - a porter on duty during the night  
door guard, doorman, hall porter, ostiary, porter, gatekeeper, doorkeeper - someone who guards an entrance
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night porter

nportiere m di notte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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There was a bench outside, on which it might be presumed the night porter passed uneasy nights.
Building a career was a much more methodical endeavour 30 years ago"Actress Julia Roberts on modern-day acting trends "One of the greatest satisfactions in my life was learning that the head of house who had beaten me at school was working as a night porter at a hotel in Ipswich"Jeremy Paxman "It was the most wonderful thing to win, and to discover all the love and affection that the whole country seemed to have me.
"One of the greatest satisfactions in my life was learning that the head of house who had beaten me at school was working as a night porter at a hotel in Ipswich" "It was the most wonderful thing to win, and to discover all the love and affection that the whole country seemed to have for me.
According to local media, the night porter intervened after guests reported hearing loud voices coming from their room.
David Ord, 49, from Byker, works as a night porter at a sheltered accommodation block and freely admits he is a political rookie.
Daniel Wanless-Smith was working as a night porter and barman at a hotel when he began fraudulently claiming benefits.
Linda Shaw lay in wait by the house night porter Barrington Sinclair shared with his "other woman" and their two children.
The honorary Golden Bear will be presented to the veteran on February 14 at a ceremony featuring a showing of Liliana Cavani's "The Night Porter" (1974).
Two pals from Northern Ireland and a 37-year-old night porter were treated in hospital for slash and stab injuries.
The 47 guests staying at the hotel, including children, managed to escape unharmed thanks to smoke alarms sounding, and the heroic actions of a night porter who shouted for people to evacuate.
A MAN who tried to force a night porter to open the safe during a hotel raid has been jailed for more than four years.