portar

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portar

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From poartă + -ar, or possibly from Late Latin portārius, from Latin porta. Compare Aromanian purtar.

noun portari · portar · portarul · portarii

  1. masculine gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman, porter, door-guard
  2. masculine goalkeeper, goalie

In English

  • goalie colloquial form of goalkeeper or goaltender
  • goalkeeper player that protects a goal
  • bouncer member of security personnel
  • doorman man who holds open the door at the entrance to a building
  • janitor 2. doorman
  • concierge employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests
  • caretaker one who takes care of a place or thing
  • gatekeeper person who guards or monitors passage through a gate
  • doorkeeper person in charge of an entryway

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MLA

"portar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/portar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{portar_2026,
  title = {portar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/portar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}