transporter

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

noun

1. a person or thing that transports, especially a very large truck for large or heavy loads, as missiles or automobiles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of transporter¹

1525–35; transport ( def ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

SportVu’s Viz Engine plug-in, combined with Vizrt’s Viz Virtual Studio software, took images from a ring of 35 cameras in the “transporter room” to create a 3D model, making the illusion of a holographic Jessica Yellin and will.i.am.

From Slate

On Blinken’s ninth visit, in August, as we flew in a C-17 US military transporter on a trip across the region, the Americans became increasingly exasperated.

From BBC

Retired Missouri pet transporter Debbie Earnest said one of her drivers was perplexed when she followed her GPS to the Bay Area address listed on a health certificate and found an empty lot.

From Los Angeles Times

The transporter was directed to another address, this time a home in a residential neighborhood a town over, in Union City.

From Los Angeles Times

At a prop warehouse specifically geared for the tour, one can step on a transporter from “Star Trek Beyond.”

From Los Angeles Times

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