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Meaning of carrier
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
carrier
n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the
bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: {carrier},
{bearer}, {toter}]
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 [syn: {aircraft carrier},
{carrier}, {flattop}, {attack 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 [syn: {carrier}, {common carrier}]
6: a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a
signal [syn: {carrier wave}, {carrier}]
7: a man who delivers the mail [syn: {mailman}, {postman}, {mail
carrier}, {letter carrier}, {carrier}]
8: a boy who delivers newspapers [syn: {carrier}, {newsboy}]
9: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to
which he is immune but who can pass it on to others [syn:
{carrier}, {immune 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
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