transporter

noun

trans·​port·​er tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tər How to pronounce transporter (audio)
ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯr-
: one that transports
especially : a vehicle for transporting large or heavy loads

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SpaceX scrubbed a Wednesday night launch attempt from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A because of a hydraulic issue on a clamp arm of the transporter erector apparatus that holds the Falcon 9 rocket up adjacent the launch tower. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025 This is the first instance of Washington targeting a Chinese refinery directly instead of focusing on middlemen or transporters. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 People can walk up stairs to the mezzanine or take a transporter, aka elevator. Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025 Researchers found that plants with a mutation in a protein transporter (ABCG5) couldn’t follow the light. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for transporter

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transporter was in 1535

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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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