porteiro

Português

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porteiro

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De porta + -eiro.

noun

  1. aquele que guarda uma porta ou portaria
  2. guarda-portão
  3. o que apregoa em leilões judiciais
  4. cobrador de direitos reais

In English

  • porter person in control of a building entrance
  • doorman man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • janitor 2. doorman
  • gatekeeper person who guards or monitors passage through a gate
  • doorkeeper person in charge of an entryway

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MLA

"porteiro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/porteiro. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

porteiro. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/porteiro

Chicago

"porteiro." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/porteiro.

BibTeX
@misc{porteiro_2026,
  title = {porteiro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/porteiro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}