transporter

IPA: trænspˈɔrtɝ

One who, or that which transports.
A long truck or lorry for carrying vehicles.
A type of crane for loading or unloading a ship.
A conveyor belt that transports objects in a factory etc.
(science fiction) A device that instantaneously transports, or teleports, a person or object.
(biochemistry) A carrier.

Examples of "transporter" in Sentences

It's really just the $5,500 x2 all-terrain transporter tricked out for the links.
The amygdala and the cingulate were playing a duet under the baton of the serotonin transporter gene.
The hyperspace transporter is a cowardly form of warfare, which does not commend itself to me or Earth Gov.
Five hundred years ago, our scientists were experimenting with matter transmission, what you call transporter technology.
Plus there is the risk of being lost in transporter subspace and getting turned into a gigantic Lt. Barkely-devouring/loving worm!
Despite the tragic loss of Ensign Franklin, Captain Scott successfully demonstrated that it is possible to preserve high-resolution matter-energy signatures in long-term transporter stasis.
The funny thing about the transporter is that Gene Roddenberry wanted to do the shuttle-landing sequence, but the miniatures SFX were too expensive to shoot, so they came up with the transporter as a cheaper solution.