carrier
Noun: 1. A person or company that transports goods or people professionally: An entity in the business of moving items or passengers from one place to another. 2. A person or animal that harbors and can transmit a disease-causing agent without showing symptoms: An individual or organism that is infected with a pathogen and can spread it to others, but does not appear ill. 3. A military ship designed to carry and launch aircraft: A large warship with a long, flat deck serving as a runway for airplanes. 4. A device or structure for holding or transporting something: A rack, frame, or vehicle designed to carry a specific load. 5. (Genetics) An organism with a hidden recessive gene: An individual that possesses a recessive allele for a trait, which is masked by a dominant allele, allowing the recessive trait to be passed to offspring without being expressed in the carrier. 6. (Physics/Chemistry) A substance or particle that carries something: An inactive medium for a radioactive tracer or a particle that transports an electric charge.
- Transportation Company/Person:
- The shipping carrier delivered the package yesterday.
- She works as a mail carrier for the postal service.
- Disease Transmitter:
- He was a carrier of the virus and unknowingly infected others.
- Mosquitoes are common carriers of malaria.
- Aircraft Ship:
- The fighter jets took off from the nuclear-powered carrier.
- Holding/Transport Device:
- We installed a bike carrier on the roof of the car.
- The infant carrier made traveling with the baby easier.
- Genetics:
- Both parents must be carriers of the gene for a child to inherit the condition.
- Physics/Chemistry:
- In semiconductors, electrons act as charge carriers.
- Common Carrier: A company that provides transportation services to the general public under license or authority, such as a railroad or airline.
- The law regulates the rates that a common carrier can charge.
- Flag Carrier: An airline that is owned or heavily promoted by a country as its national airline.
- The country's flag carrier is known for its excellent service.
- Carrier Pigeon (n): A homing pigeon used to carry messages.
- Before modern communication, carrier pigeons were used to send urgent notes.
- Carrier Bag (n) (Chiefly British): A disposable bag for carrying shopping.
- She packed her groceries into a plastic carrier bag.
- Transporter: One that transports.
- Courier: A messenger who transports goods or documents.
- Vector (Biology): An organism that transmits a pathogen.
- Conveyor: A person or thing that conveys.
(Note: "Carrier" is primarily a noun. The related verb is "carry.") * Carry on: To continue. * Please carry on with your work. * Carry out: To perform or complete a task. * The scientists will carry out the experiment.
- Carrier of the torch: Someone who continues a tradition or supports a cause.
- The younger generation became the carriers of the torch for the environmental movement.
- (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
- a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
- (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
- a boy who delivers newspapers
- a man who delivers the mail
- a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
- a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
- 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
- a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
- a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
- refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business
- someone whose employment involves carrying something
- the bonds were transmitted by carrier