Carrier - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- 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 person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
- a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
- a man who delivers the mail (syn: mailman, postman)
- a boy who delivers newspapers (syn: newsboy)
- (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
- a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
- (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
Extra examples
I put the pet carrier in the car.
The airline is the nation's largest carrier.
Mosquitoes can be carriers of malaria.
There were armoured personnel carriers and tanks on the street.
Switzerland's national carrier, Swissair, has been having a hard time recently.
...you wouldn't believe the jugglery I have to resort to in order to get the cat in the carrier for a trip to the vet's...
...a bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport...
...we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier...
...tried various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all...
The enemy fired tracers at the aircraft carrier.
Word forms
singular: carrier
plural: carriers
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