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| carrier | (n) someone whose employment involves carrying something, Syn. toter, bearer, Example: the bonds were transmitted by carrier |
| carrier | (n) a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something, Example: refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business |
| carrier | (n) 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 |
| carrier | (n) a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages, Syn. common carrier |
| carrier | (n) a boy who delivers newspapers, Syn. newsboy |
| carrier | (n) (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others, Syn. immune carrier |
| carrier | (n) a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like |
| carrier | (n) (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 |
| carrier pigeon | (n) a homing pigeon used to carry messages |
| carrier wave | (n) a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal, Syn. carrier |
| Carrier | n. [ From Carry. ] The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
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