 carrier |
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| 1. | [ noun ] someone whose employment involves carrying something | |
| Synonyms: | bearer toter | |
| Examples: | "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" |
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| Related terms: | traveler lug | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (transportation) a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something | |
| Examples: | "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business" |
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| Related terms: | vehicle self-propelled_vehicle transport | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (nautical,military,transportation) a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings | |
| Synonyms: | aircraft_carrier attack_aircraft_carrier flattop | |
| Related terms: | warship arrester flight_deck transport | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (chemistry) 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 | |
| Related terms: | chemical | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (transportation,business) a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages | |
| Synonyms: | common_carrier | |
| Related terms: | business line transport | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (work) a man who delivers the mail | |
| Synonyms: | mailman letter_carrier mail_carrier postman | |
| Related terms: | deliveryman | |
| 7. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1952 | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (physics) a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal | |
| Synonyms: | carrier_wave | |
| Related terms: | radio_wave conduct | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (immunology) a person who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others | |
| Synonyms: | immune_carrier | |
| Related terms: | transmitter immune mallon | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (work) a boy who delivers newspapers | |
| Synonyms: | newsboy | |
| Related terms: | deliveryman | |
| 11. | [ noun ] a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like | |
| Related terms: | rack luggage_carrier bomb_rack ski_rack luggage_rack carry | |
| Similar spelling: |
Carriere career Carrero carrere Carrera Charrier Carreiro Carreira currier Carrara |
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