transporter

noun — 5 senses

transporter

noun

UK /tɹænsˈpɔːt.ə/ · CA, US /tɹænsˈpoɹt.əɹ/

Etymology From transport + -er. First attested in 1535.

› One who, or that which transports.

1

A long truck or lorry for carrying vehicles.

2

A type of crane for loading or unloading a ship.

3

A conveyor belt that transports objects in a factory etc.

4

Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A device that instantaneously transports, or teleports, a person or object.

5

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A carrier.

Derived terms: autotransporter, biotransporter, car transporter, countertransporter, enterotransporter, nanotransporter, neurotransporter, personal transporter, supertransporter, teletransporter, transporter bridge, transporterome, transtainer

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