Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portainer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: por-tain-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crane for moving shipping containers.

Example Sentences

"The material handling system is made up of 14 portainers, three Gottwald cranes, 51 straddle carriers, five multitrailers, six reach stackers, as well as 11 tractors and 60 trailers."

Etymology

From a trademark, perhaps from transport and container, or port as these locations are most likely to use them.

Inflected Forms

portainers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

transtainer

Questions

What does portainer mean?: A crane for moving shipping containers.
Where does portainer come from?: From a trademark, perhaps from transport and container, or port as these locations are most likely to use them.

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