Carrier meaning

noun

1. someone whose employment involves carrying something

   “the bonds were transmitted by carrier”

   Synonymsbearertoter

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

   Synonymsaircraft carrierflattopattack aircraft carrier

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

   Synonymscommon carrier

6. a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

   Synonymscarrier wave

7. a man who delivers the mail

   Synonymsmailmanpostmanmail carrierletter carrier

8. a boy who delivers newspapers

   Synonymsnewsboy

9. (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

   Synonymsimmune carrier

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