Definition of carrier

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a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal (noun)
Synonyms
1. carrier wave
(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others (noun)
Synonyms
1. immune carrier
someone whose employment involves carrying something (noun)
Examples
1. the bonds were transmitted by carrier
Synonyms
1. bearer
2. toter
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings (noun)
Synonyms
1. aircraft carrier
2. attack aircraft carrier
3. flattop
a man who delivers the mail (noun)
Synonyms
1. letter carrier
2. mail carrier
3. mailman
4. postman
a boy who delivers newspapers (noun)
Synonyms
1. newsboy
a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages (noun)
Synonyms
1. common carrier
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 (noun)
a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like (noun)
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something (noun)
Examples
1. refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business
(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 (noun)