transporter

UK: /trænsˈpɔː^rtə^r/

US: (trans pôr′tər, -pōr′-, trans′pôr′tər, -pōr′-)

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trans•port•er  (trans pôr′tər, -pōr′-, trans′pôr′tər, -pōr′-), n. 

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

• tranport + -er¹ 1525–35

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trans•port /v. trænsˈpɔrt n. ˈtrænspɔrt/   v. [~ + object]

1. Transport to carry or convey from one place to another:
   to transport food from the countryside to the cities.
2. to carry away by strong emotion or dreams;
   enrapture:
   He was transported while reading that novel.
3. to send into a faraway land, esp. to a penal colony, as punishment.

n. [uncountable]

4. Transport the act of transporting;
   transportation:
   the days of really cheap air transport.
5. Transport a means of transporting, as a truck, ship, or plane:
   military transport by helicopters.

trans•port•er, n. [countable] See -port-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

trans•port  (v. trans pôrt′, -pōrt′;n. trans′pôrt, -pōrt), v.t. 

1. to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
2. to carry away by strong emotion;
   enrapture.
3. to send into banishment, esp. to a penal colony.

n. 

4. the act of transporting or conveying;
   conveyance.
5. a means of transporting or conveying, as a truck or bus.
6. a ship or plane employed for transporting soldiers, military stores, etc.
7. an airplane carrying freight or passengers as part of a transportation system.
8. a system of public travel.
9. transportation (def. 6).
10. strong emotion;
    ecstatic joy, bliss, etc.
11. a convict sent into banishment, esp. to a penal colony:
    The country had been colonized largely by transports.
12. Sound Reproduction [Recording.] Also called tape transport. a mechanism that moves magnetic tape past the head in a tape deck or tape recorder.

• Latin trānsportāre to carry across. See trans-, port⁵
• Middle English transporten (verb, verbal) 1325–75

trans•port ′a•ble, adj. 
trans•port′a•bil ′i•ty, n. 
trans•port ′ive, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. See carry.
• 10. rapture, happiness. See ecstasy.