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transporter

[trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-, trans-pawr-ter, -pohr-]

trans·port·er

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

Origin:
1525–35; tranport + -er1
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Transporter is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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transport
 
vb
1.  to carry or cause to go from one place to another, esp over some distance
2.  to deport or exile to a penal colony
3.  (usually passive) to have a strong emotional effect on
 
n
4.  a.  the business or system of transporting goods or people
 b.  (as modifier): a modernized transport system
5.  (Brit) freight vehicles generally
6.  a.  a vehicle used to transport goods or people, esp lorries or ships used to convey troops
 b.  (as modifier): a transport plane
7.  the act of transporting or the state of being transported
8.  ecstasy, rapture, or any powerful emotion
9.  a convict sentenced to be transported
 
[C14: from Latin transportāre, from trans- + portāre to carry]
 
trans'portable
 
adj
 
transporta'bility
 
n
 
trans'porter
 
n
 
trans'portive
 
adj

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