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. — Ahha
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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. — Ahha
I don't need a carrier bag.
The mail carrier should come soon.
deDer Postbote müßte bald kommen. — Waldelfe
The letter carrier should come soon.
deDer Postbote müßte bald kommen. — Waldelfe
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
Word family
24 related wordsSee also
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