Carrier Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Carrier

Meaning 1 : a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

    Synonyms : carrier wave
Meaning 2 : (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

    Synonyms : immune carrier
Meaning 3 : someone whose employment involves carrying something

    Example : the bonds were transmitted by carrier

    Synonyms : bearer,  toter
Meaning 4 : a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

    Synonyms : aircraft carrier,  attack aircraft carrier,  flattop
Meaning 5 : a man who delivers the mail

    Synonyms : letter carrier,  mail carrier,  mailman,  postman
Meaning 6 : a boy who delivers newspapers

    Synonyms : newsboy
Meaning 7 : a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

    Synonyms : common carrier
Meaning 8 : 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

Meaning 9 : a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

Meaning 10 : a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

    Example : refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business

Meaning 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


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