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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In this sort of Jekyll and Hyde sci-fi story, Kirk is divided into a Positive and Negative version of himself due to a transporter error.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Reiter imagines the ultralight, streamlined Orca transporter serving roles as diverse as individual customers.
—C.c. Weiss
march 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
In IconArrows pointing outwards Young Lucas going through testing for creatine transporter deficiency, or CTD, with his mother, Jennifer Allen.
—Leanne Miller, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
No procession of tanks, no towering intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), no hypersonic glide vehicles, no transporter-erector-launchers rumbling past the cameras.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Reiter imagines the ultralight, streamlined Orca transporter serving roles as diverse as individual customers.
—C.c. Weiss
march 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
In IconArrows pointing outwards Young Lucas going through testing for creatine transporter deficiency, or CTD, with his mother, Jennifer Allen.
—Leanne Miller, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
No procession of tanks, no towering intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), no hypersonic glide vehicles, no transporter-erector-launchers rumbling past the cameras.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Transporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transporter. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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