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单词 toter
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totern.

Brit. /ˈtəʊtə/, U.S. /ˈtoʊdər/
Etymology: < tote v. + -er suffix1.
colloquial (originally U.S.). Frequently with defining word.
a. One engaged in toting; a carrier, teamster, etc. See gun-toter n. at gun n. Compounds 1b, pistol-toter n. at pistol n. Compounds 1a.
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the world > movement > transference > [noun] > conveying or transporting > action of carrying > one who carries
bearereOE
portera1382
carriera1398
beringa1500
portator?c1500
Christopher?1548
manuporter1688
toter1817
humper1961
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > by a person > person who
bearereOE
portera1382
carriera1398
load-man1487
coal-heaver1654
light porter1772
toter1817
packer1871
1817 J. K. Paulding Lett. from South II. 4 The most singular fish in this part..is..the stone-toter, whose brow is surmounted with several little sharp horns, by the aid of which he totes small flat stones..in order to make a snug little circular inclosure, for his lady.
1860 F. L. Olmsted Journey in Back Country i. 48 Each gang was attended by a ‘water-toter’.
1895 F. A. C. Emerson in Cent. Mag. July 478/2 One might visit every one of the hundreds of logging camps [in Maine]..and he would find each one furnished with its separate ‘tote road’, ‘tote team’ and ‘toter’.
1924 G. C. Henderson Keys to Crookdom 396 Assaulter, rough guy, hard bird, rod man, rod toter.
1980 Washington Post 3 Sept. b5/4 Muscle aches, lumbago, rheumatism and arthritis frequently trouble those toters of heavy bags who travel the sidewalks and subways of the Soviet Union.
b. A container or other device used for carrying or transporting (goods, food, etc.). North American.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance by carrying > [noun] > container or other device
toter1970
society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] > for carrying things in
dropbox1797
carryall1877
tote box1917
toter1970
1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 26/2 (advt.) 9″ Drink and Wet Doll—In toter, attractively dressed.
1971 Sci. Amer. Sept. 101 (advt.) A bread toter is a pallet tray. The bakery industry uses it for in-plant handling of fresh bread and for trucking it to retail outlets.
1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. (Parade Suppl.) 20/1 (advt.) Lunch toter: replacing the traditional lunch box or bag, a new high-impact plastic carrier holds up to 1½ gallons of food and drink.
1983 N.Y. Times 26 Aug. a24/1 The aisles of New York City buses are choked with..those wheeled metal luggage-toters that are such a blessing for their owners and such a nuisance for everybody else.
1990 Seattle Times 20 July (North Times section) f3/1 Areas served by Lynnwood Disposal will be served biweekly. Both of these haulers will use the 90-gallon toter.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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