night porter
noun[C]
ukussomeone whosejobis to takecareof abuildingorhotelatnight:
Thehotelreceptionhadclosedatmidnightand did not have anightporter.
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Thenightporterwas unable to reach the phone at the front desk because the fire had already reached it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He has worked as a travel agent, taxi driver,nightporter, journalist, translator, office worker, literary critic, education consultant, and teacher.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A hotel commonly has anightporterto attend to the needs of guests and other incidents during the night.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Upon arriving at the hotel he did not wake thenightporter.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When he had recovered from his illness, he took an appointment as anightporterto look after demented patients.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thenightporterwill hunt out a pair of pyjamas and escort you up the lift.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If a student is to lock themselves out of their room or flat in the early hours of the morning they are able to go to anightporter.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At the start there were just three staff but the business has now grown to employ over 70, including several housekeeper,nightporterand 16 chefs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thenightporterwas alerted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Even thenightporterhad a night off a week, yet night nurses had only one night off a month.
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