transporter

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

/ trænsˈpɔr tər, -ˈpoʊr-, ˈtrænsˌpɔr tər, -ˌpoʊr- /

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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

shipper, conveyer, courier, servant, envoy, agent, runner, carrier, messenger, porter, emissary, conveyor, internuncio, drogher

Nearby words

transport maximum, transport medium, transport number, transportation, transported, transporter, transporter bridge, transposal, transposase, transpose, transposed conjugate

Origin of transporter

1525–35; tranport + -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for transporter

It also demonstrates the Buk was transported from Donestsk, through Torez, while still on the transporter.
MH17 Missile Can't Hide From These Internet Sleuths|Eliot Higgins|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the affairs of manufacturer and transporter of commodities, methods are no less revolutionary.
Every-day Science: Volume VI. The Conquest of Nature|Henry Smith Williams
An inquiry produced the information that they were the first instalment of a "transbordeur," or transporter bridge.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
Under the direction of the Grand Mognac, the Martians placed the terrible weapons in the transporter prepared for them.
Giants on the Earth|Sterner St. Paul Meek

The transporter bridge in a primitive form has existed for some centuries, but its present design is of very modern growth.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
The Nantes "transporter" over the Loire differs from its fellows in one respect, viz.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams