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carrier

/ carrier /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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
Type of:
chemical
noun Sense 2
someone whose employment involves carrying something
"the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
Type of:
traveler traveller
Derived:
lug tote tug bear transport
noun Sense 3
a boy who delivers newspapers
Type of:
deliveryman delivery boy deliverer
noun Sense 4
a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Type of:
vector transmitter immune
Kinds of:
Mallon Mary Mallon Typhoid Mary
Derived:
carry
noun Sense 5
a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
Type of:
business concern business concern
Kinds of:
line
Derived:
transport carry
noun Sense 6
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
"refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"
Type of:
self-propelled vehicle
Derived:
transport carry
noun Sense 7
a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
Type of:
rack
Kinds of:
bomb rack luggage carrier luggage rack roof rack ski rack
Derived:
carry
noun Sense 8
a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
Type of:
radio wave radio emission radio radiation
Derived:
conduct transmit convey carry channel
noun Sense 9
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
Type of:
warship war vessel combat ship
Derived:
transport carry
noun Sense 10
a man who delivers the mail
Type of:
deliveryman delivery boy deliverer
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
50
Times Searched
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chemical traveler traveller deliveryman delivery boy deliverer vector transmitter immune Mallon Mary Mallon Typhoid Mary