CARRIER

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

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Proper noun

Carrier

A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in Canada. Sometimes considered to be three separate languages: Southern Carrier, Northern Carrier and Central Carrier.

Etymology

Noun

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

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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

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