noun
someone whose employment involves carrying something
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Examples
- the bonds were transmitted by carrier
noun
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
Examples
- refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business
noun
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
Synonyms
aircraft carrier
flattop
attack aircraft carrier
noun
an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction
noun
a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
Synonyms
common carrier
noun
a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
Synonyms
carrier wave
noun
a man who delivers the mail
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noun
a boy who delivers newspapers
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noun
(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Synonyms
immune carrier
noun
a rack attached to a vehicle
Examples
- for carrying luggage or skis or the like
noun
(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele
Examples
- the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring