Carrier
[n] a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
[n] a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
[n] a vehicle designed to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"
[n] a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
[n] a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
[n] a boy who delivers newspapers
[n] someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
[n] a man who delivers the mail
[n] a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
[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
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Synonyms
aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, bearer, carrier wave, common carrier, flattop, immune carrier, letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman, newsboy, postman, toter
Related Terms
advocate, aerial infection, airborne infection, aircraft, aircraft carrier, alpenstock, Aquarius, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bandeau, bearer, bheesty, biological vector, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, busboy, buttress, cadd