carrier
A person or object that carries someone or something elseA person or object that carries someone or something else.
» The tiger mosquito is one of the most common carriers of chikungunya and dengue.
Тигровий комар - один з найпоширеніших носіїв чикунгуньї та денги.
Meaning
16 sensesA person or object that carries someone or something else.
armored personnel carrier
Ellipsis of aircraft carrier.
(broadly)A starship designed to carry starfighters
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
A carrier pigeon.
A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
Frachtunternehmen, Transportunternehmen, Versanddienstleister
перево́зчикperevózčik
переві́зникperevíznyk
a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
Trägersignal, Träger
несу́щий сигна́лnesúščij signál, несу́щая частота́nesúščaja častotá
a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
операторoperator
A certified airline.
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.
A movable piece in a planetary gear train.
(especially)Part of a differential gear assembly that holds gears and their bearings.
Examples
59 sentencesThe tiger mosquito is one of the most common carriers of chikungunya and dengue.
Тигровий комар - один з найпоширеніших носіїв чикунгуньї та денги.
I don't need a carrier bag.
The mail carrier should come soon.
deDer Postbote müßte bald kommen.
The letter carrier should come soon.
deDer Postbote müßte bald kommen.
Has the letter carrier been by yet?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cariere, partly from carien + -ere, after Anglo-Norman carier, cariourFrom Middle English cariere, partly from carien + -ere, after Anglo-Norman carier, cariour, and partly directly from Anglo-Norman. By surface analysis, carry + -er.
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Forms
plural: carriersSynonyms
15 synonyms- a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages:common carrier
- (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others:immune carrier
- a boy who delivers newspapers:newsboy
- someone whose employment involves carrying something:bearertoter
- a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings:aircraft carrierflattopattack aircraft carrier
- a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal:carrier wave