carrier
See also: Carrier
English
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The King of the Doos—the English Carrier [blue black-barred] (also called Old English Carrier, Carrier Pigeon, Carrier)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ɚ/, /ˈkɛ-/
- Rhymes: -æriə(r)
- Hyphenation: car‧ri‧er
Noun
carrier (plural carriers)
- A person or object that carries someone or something else.
- aircraft carrier armored personnel carrier
- (Can we date this quote?) Francis Bacon
- The air which is but […] a carrier of the sounds.
- A carrier pigeon.
- A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
- Jonathan Swift
- The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures.
- Jonathan Swift
- A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
- A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
- A certified airline.
- (engineering) That which drives or carries.
- (chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
- (genetics, pathology) A person or organism that has inherited a genetic trait, mutation or infectious disease, but displays no symptoms.
- (physics, electronics) charge carrier
Derived terms
Terms derived from carrier
- aircraft carrier
- armored personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier
- banner carrier
- car carrier
- carrier bag
- carrier fluid
- carrier pigeon
- carrier set
- carrier wave
- charge carrier
- common carrier
- flag carrier
- Old English Carrier, Old English Carrier pigeon, English Carrier, English Carrier pigeon
- people carrier
Translations
person or object that carries someone or something else
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company in the business of shipping freight
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signal modulated to transmit information
person or organism that has inherited a trait or disease but displays no symptoms
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References
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