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carrier definition
carrier |
Grep of noun carrier aircraft carrier attack aircraft carrier ball carrier car carrier carrier carrier bag carrier pigeon carrier wave common carrier hod carrier immune carrier letter carrier luggage carrier mail carrier personnel carrier spear carrier troop carrier weapons carrier Overview of noun carrier The noun carrier has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (3) carrier, bearer, toter -- (someone whose employment involves carrying something "the bonds were transmitted by carrier") 2. (3) carrier -- (a vehicle designed to carry something "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business") 3. (3) aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier -- (a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings) 4. (1) carrier -- (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. (1) carrier, common carrier -- (a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages) 6. carrier wave, carrier -- (a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal) 7. mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier -- (a man who delivers the mail) 8. carrier, newsboy -- (a boy who delivers newspapers) 9. carrier, immune carrier -- (a person who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others) 10. carrier -- (a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like) Overview of noun carrier The noun carrier has 10 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (3) carrier, bearer, toter -- (someone whose employment involves carrying something "the bonds were transmitted by carrier") 2. (3) carrier -- (a vehicle designed to carry something "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business") 3. (3) aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier -- (a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings) 4. (1) carrier -- (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. (1) carrier, common carrier -- (a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages) 6. carrier wave, carrier -- (a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal) 7. mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier -- (a man who delivers the mail) 8. carrier, newsboy -- (a boy who delivers newspapers) 9. carrier, immune carrier -- (a person who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others) 10. carrier -- (a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like)
carrier definition
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