Meaning
porter
- a person employed to carry luggage or loads, especially at stations or hotels
In a sentence
Il facchino dell'hotel ha portato le valigie in camera.
The hotel porter carried the luggage to the room.
Abbiamo lasciato una mancia al facchino della stazione.
We left a tip for the porter at the station.
Non c'era nessun facchino disponibile all'arrivo del treno?
Was there no porter available when the train arrived?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| facchino | masculine · singular |
| facchini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can also be used figuratively to describe someone doing heavy physical labor ('fare il facchino').