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toter

toter

7.2
A person or container that carries things from one place to another for others
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊtər/
  • US
translation icon : transportador
  • Each worker used a toter to move heavy boxes across the warehouse.

Examples

  • He is a skilled toter for the moving company.

  • The toter moved the boxes to the truck.

  • The garbage toter was left at the curb for collection.

  • Please bring the recycling toter back from the street after pickup.

  • Each worker used a toter to move heavy boxes across the warehouse.

  • The garbage toter was left at the curb for collection.

  • Please bring the recycling toter back from the street after pickup.

Synonyms

mover
vstoter
  • US
37 1.8

A person or company that helps people take their things to a new home

is a general carrier or container, not limited to professional services
conveyer
vstoter
  • US
6.1

A person who carries messages or things to other people

is any person or container that moves objects between places
displacer
vstoter
6.8

A person or tool that moves something from its usual place

is a carrier or container that transports items for use or delivery

How Much

trucker
  • US
69 3.4
hauler
  • US
10 4.1
toter
  • US
7.2
carrier
238 2.9
porter
71 2.3

Surface Forms

toter singular
toters plural

Morphology

toter = tote (transparent) = tote + er

This is a standard agent noun meaning 'one that totes/carries something', directly formed from the verb 'tote' with '-er'.

Etymology

Toter comes from tote ('to carry') plus -er, so it means 'one who carries'. That is why a toter can be a person who moves heavy items or a container used to carry things.