Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A person who teleports.
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Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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noun
A device used for teleporting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
An often truck-mounted lift for reaching heights; a cherry picker.
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English port English teleport Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English teleporter From teleport + -er.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English porter English teleporter From tele- + porter.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
