transporter
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//tɹænsˈpɔːt.ə//
- United Kingdom//tɹansˈpɔːt.ə//
- Canada//tɹænsˈpoɹt.əɹ//
- Australia//tɹænsˈpoːt.ə//
- New Zealand//tɹɛnsˈpoːt.ə//
One who, or that which transports. A long truck or lorry for carrying vehicles.
noun
- 1
One who, or that which transports. A long truck or lorry for carrying vehicles.
- 2
One who, or that which transports. A type of crane for loading or unloading a ship.
- 3
One who, or that which transports. A conveyor belt that transports objects in a factory etc.
- 4
One who, or that which transports. A device that instantaneously transports, or teleports, a person or object.
- 5
A carrier.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English transporter From transport + -er. First attested in 1535.
Forms
- plural
- transporters
transporter · One who, or that which transports. A long truck or lorry for carrying vehicles.
transporting · The transportation of a criminal.trap · A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes…trapped · Caught in a trap.