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trans⋅port⋅er

[trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-, trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-]
–noun
a person or thing that transports, esp. a very large truck for large or heavy loads, as missiles or automobiles.

Origin:
1525–35; tranport + -er 1
trans·port   (trāns-pôrt', -pōrt')   
tr.v.   trans·port·ed, trans·port·ing, trans·ports
  1. To carry from one place to another; convey. See Synonyms at convey.
  2. To move to strong emotion; carry away; enrapture. See Synonyms at enrapture.
  3. To send abroad to a penal colony; deport. See Synonyms at banish.
n.   (trāns'pôrt', -pōrt')
  1. The act of transporting; conveyance.
  2. The condition of being transported by emotion; rapture.
  3. A ship or aircraft used to transport troops or military equipment.
  4. A vehicle, such as an aircraft, used to transport passengers, mail, or freight.
    1. The system of transporting passengers or goods in a particular country or area.
    2. The vehicles, such as buses and trains, used in such a system.
  5. A device that moves magnetic tape beyond the recording head, as of a tape recorder.
  6. A deported convict.

[Middle English transporten, from Old French transporter, from Latin trānsportāre : trāns-, trans- + portāre, to carry; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
trans·port'a·bil'i·ty n., trans·port'a·ble adj., trans·port'er n., trans·por'tive adj.

Transporter

Trans*port"er\, n. One who transports.
Language Translation for : transporter
Spanish: transportador,
German: der Transporter,
Japanese: 大型トラック
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