Carrier Definition
kărē-ər
carriers
noun
carriers
A person or thing that carries, as one who delivers mail or newspapers, or a train, bus, airplane, etc.
Webster's New World
One that transports or conveys.
Baggage carriers; a message carrier.
American Heritage
A person or company in the business of transporting goods or passengers.
Webster's New World
A container, support, or course in or on which something is carried or conducted, as a mechanical part or device or a water conduit.
Webster's New World
A messenger or porter.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- infectiousness
- estafette
- message-bearer
- pheidippides
- carrier wave
- letter-carrier
- mail-carrier
- mailman
- postman
- bearer
- toter
- newsboy
- immune carrier
- common carrier
- attack aircraft carrier
pronoun
A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in Canada. Sometimes considered to be three separate languages; Southern Carrier, Northern Carrier and Central Carrier.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Carrier
Noun
Singular:
carrier
Plural:
carriersOrigin of Carrier
-
carry + -er
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