carrier

/kˈæɹiɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. someone whose employment involves carrying something
   “the bonds were transmitted by carrier”
2. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
   “refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business”
3. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
4. 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
5. a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
6. a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
7. a man who delivers the mail
8. a boy who delivers newspapers
9. (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
10. a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
11. (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring

Synonyms for carrier

• bearer
• toter
• aircraft carrier
• flattop
• attack aircraft carrier
• common carrier
• carrier wave
• mailman
• postman
• mail carrier
• letter carrier
• newsboy
• immune carrier

Words that rhyme with carrier

• barrier
• charrier