carrier
(noun) (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
carrier
(noun) a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
carrier
(noun) a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; “refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business”
carrier, common carrier
(noun) a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
carrier, immune carrier
(noun) (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
carrier, newsboy
(noun) a boy who delivers newspapers
carrier, bearer, toter
(noun) someone whose employment involves carrying something; “the bonds were transmitted by carrier”
mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier
(noun) a man who delivers the mail
carrier
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Carrier
A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in Canada. Sometimes considered to be three separate languages: Southern Carrier, Northern Carrier and Central Carrier.
carrier (plural carriers)
A person or object that carries someone or something else.
A carrier pigeon.
A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
(telecommunication) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
(aviation) A certified airline.
(engineering) That which drives or carries.
A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
(chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
(genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
(physics, electronics) charge carrier
(arts, industry) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
Source: Wiktionary
Car"ri*er, n. Etym: [From Carry.]
1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger. The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds. Bacon.
2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster. The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures. Swift.
3. (Mach.)
Definition: That which drives or carries; as: (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the face plate; a lathe dog. (b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. (c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel. Carrier pigeon (Zoöl.), a variety of the domestic pigeon used to convey letters from a distant point to to its home.
– Carrier shell (Zoöl.), a univalve shell of the genus Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as almost to conceal it.
– Common carrier (Law.) See under Common, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
