Definition of carier
1. carrier [ n ] someone whose employment involves carrying something
Examples:
"the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
He was called_upon 26 times - more than all_of the other ball carriers combined - and delivered 145 yards .
Synonyms bearer carrier toter Related Terms traveler lug2. carrier [ n ] a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
Examples:
"refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"
(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
Today , refrigerated carriers have made the shipping of avocados possible to any place in the world .
Synonyms carrier Related Terms vehicle self-propelled_vehicle transport3. carrier [ n ] a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
Used in print:(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)
The Navy , on April 25 , announced it is bringing_back the carrier Shangri-La from the Mediterranean , increasing to four the number of attack_carriers in the vicinity of Cuba .
A squadron of Navy jets and another of long-range patrol planes would add support to the carrier task_forces .
(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)
The first capability is represented by a combination of manned bombers , carrier based aircraft , and intercontinental and intermediate range missiles .
Synonyms carrier attack_aircraft_carrier aircraft_carrier flattop Related Terms warship arrester flight_deck transport4. carrier [ n ] 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
Used in print:(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)
Carrier * * f was added and the aqueous and organic phases were separated ( cells containing gaseous reactants were immersed in liquid_air before opening under sodium_iodide ) .
Synonyms carrier Related Terms chemical5. carrier [ n ] a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
Used in print:(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)
Here the New_York_Central_Railroad , one of the Nation 's most important carriers , has alone lost 47.6 percent of its passengers since 1949 .
Synonyms carrier common_carrier Related Terms business line transport6. carrier [ n ] a man who delivers the mail
Synonyms mailman letter_carrier mail_carrier carrier postman Related Terms deliveryman7. Carrier [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1952
Synonyms Carrier8. carrier [ n ] a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
Synonyms carrier carrier_wave Related Terms radio_wave conduct9. carrier [ n ] a person who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others
Synonyms immune_carrier carrier Related Terms transmitter immune mallon10. carrier [ n ] a boy who delivers newspapers
Synonyms newsboy carrier Related Terms deliveryman11. carrier [ n ] a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
Synonyms carrier Related Terms rack luggage_carrier bomb_rack ski_rack luggage_rack carrySimilar Spelling
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