transporter
noun
trans·port·er
tran(t)s-ˈpȯr-tər 
ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯr-
: one that transports
especially
: a vehicle for transporting large or heavy loads
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Using highly specialized transporters, engineers maneuvered the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage, the section containing the liquid hydrogen tank, liquid oxygen tank, intertank, and forward skirt, from inside NASA Michoud to the agency’s Pegasus barge.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
In total, craft growers were in line to receive almost $19 million, followed by dispensaries with $9 million, $3 million for infusers and $1 million for transporters.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
In hospitals, the employees serve as patient care workers such as radiology technologists, nurse’s aides and patient transporters.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The supply chain involves numerous players from farmers to pickers, brokers, transporters, exporters and market traders all moving the leaves daily, making the plant one of Kenya’s more significant horticultural products.
—Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
In total, craft growers were in line to receive almost $19 million, followed by dispensaries with $9 million, $3 million for infusers and $1 million for transporters.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
In hospitals, the employees serve as patient care workers such as radiology technologists, nurse’s aides and patient transporters.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The supply chain involves numerous players from farmers to pickers, brokers, transporters, exporters and market traders all moving the leaves daily, making the plant one of Kenya’s more significant horticultural products.
—Joseph Maina, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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