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carrier

car·rier

UK/ˈkaɹɪjə/ US/ˈkæɹi.ə/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

someone whose employment involves carrying something

  • “the bonds were transmitted by carrier”
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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 take-offs and landings

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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

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6.

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

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7.
8.

a boy who delivers newspapers

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9.

a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

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10.

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

Origin

From Middle English cariere, partly from carien + -ere, after Anglo-Norman carier, cariour, and partly directly from Anglo-Norman. By surface analysis, carry + -er.

Phrases

  • ASW carrier
  • carrier cycle
  • carrier hotel
  • carrier screening
  • carrier set
  • carrier shell
  • crude carrier
  • OBO carrier

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