transporter

[trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-, trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-]

noun

1. a person or thing that transports, especially a very large truck for large or heavy loads, as missiles or automobiles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transporter¹

1525–35; transport ( def. ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

But instead of dismantling it, engineers are moving it in one piece, supported by steel beams and carried on self-propelled modular transporters.

From BBC

"At the cellular level, there is differential expression of these transporters of salt and other electrolytes in female kidneys versus male kidneys," Ahmed told Salon.

From Salon

We won’t spoil the resolution, but the final scene will be a transporter back down to earth.

From Los Angeles Times

The Civil Guard say the discovery was just "the tip of the iceberg of a plot" of a global criminal organisation involving breeders, transporters and vets.

From BBC

Missiles, launchers and transporters stand as monuments to an era when Ukraine played a key role in the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons programme - its ultimate line of defence.

From BBC

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