transporter
Americannoun
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transporters
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of transporter
1525–35; transport ( def. ) + -er 1
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The SLC7A11 transporter appears to be an important regulator of this process.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
“I think short of the transporter, most things you see in science fiction are, in the next decade, the kinds of things you’ll see,” Bill Gates said in 2007.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The team then engineered dendritic cells that lacked the creatine transporter.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
A transporter from the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office arrived to hospital five hours later and found the child to still be breathing, according to police.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
“We’ll talk about your qualifications later. Right now we need to get the transporter up and running,” Ma says.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
The researchers also found that the more inflamed the tissue became, the lower the expression of these transporters tended to be.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The fuel crisis is also triggering discontent among bigger transporters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Exceptionally low river levels in a Europe hit hard by drought and record heat have plunged transporters into turmoil this summer, driving up costs that everyday consumers could end up bearing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Police in India told CalMatters that the gangs often target “real estate developers, liquor contractors, transporters, and local businessmen” — people with higher incomes or assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
The report also noted that the Pottses were the only transporters of that child.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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