telpher

noun

tel·​pher

variants or less commonly telfer

ˈtelfə(r)

plural -s

: a light car suspended from and running on aerial cables

especially : one automatically propelled by electricity

Word History

Etymology

telpher irregular from tel- entry 1 + Greek pherein to bear; telfer alteration of telpher

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