tranter

American  

[tran-ter] / ˈtræn tər /

noun

British Dialect.

1. a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.

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Etymology

Origin of tranter

1350–1400; alteration of late Middle English traventer < Medieval Latin travetārius, perhaps for Latin trānsvect ( us ), past participle of trānsvehere to carry across + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

Sonny Tranter, 23, started making maps in Minecraft before moving over to Fortnite, where his creations caught on and found an audience.

From BBC

Bad Wolf’s CEO Jane Tranter, who has shepherded the show from a bag of often contradictory ideas into its fourth season, always called “Industry” “the little show that could.”

From Los Angeles Times

The initial awards begin with the Grammys Premiere Ceremony, hosted by Justin Tranter at the nearby Peacock Theater, streaming live at 12:30 p.m. at live.grammys.com and on the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.

From Los Angeles Times

And most forecasters, like Tranter, would argue that “there’s a good chunk of those that aren’t good to backtest on.”

From Salon

Another decision that forecasters make is whether to make their model into what Tranter calls either a “forecast” or a “nowcast.”

From Salon