Transporter

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which transports.; A long truck or lorry for carrying vehicles.
  2. 2
    a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) wordnet
  3. 3
    One who, or that which transports.; A type of crane for loading or unloading a ship.
  4. 4
    a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships wordnet
  5. 5
    One who, or that which transports.; A conveyor belt that transports objects in a factory etc.
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  1. 6
    a long truck for carrying motor vehicles wordnet
  2. 7
    One who, or that which transports.; A device that instantaneously transports, or teleports, a person or object.
  3. 8
    A carrier.

Synonyms

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aquariusbearerbheestybusboycaddiecar transporter

Example

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"This mission, known as Transporter 3, is part of SpaceX’s rideshare program which in two previous outings has put over 220 small satellites into orbit."

Etymology

From transport + -er.

Related phrases

car transporterpersonal transportertransporter bridgeconveyor belt

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