carrier

noun

car·ri·er ˈker-ē-ər How to pronounce carrier (audio)

ˈka-rē-

plural carriers

: one that carries : bearer, messenger

: an individual or organization engaged in transporting passengers or goods for hire

: a transportation line carrying mail between post offices

: a postal employee who delivers or collects mail

: one that delivers newspapers

: an entity (such as a hole or an electron) capable of carrying an electric charge

: a container for carrying

: a device or machine that carries : conveyor

: aircraft carrier

: a bearer and transmitter of a causative agent of an infectious disease

especially : one who carries the causative agent of a disease systemically but is asymptomatic or immune to it compare reservoir sense 3a, vector entry 1 sense 2a

: an individual (such as one heterozygous for a recessive trait) having a specified gene that is not expressed or only weakly expressed in its phenotype

: a usually inactive accessory substance : vehicle

a carrier for a drug or an insecticide

: a substance (such as a catalyst) by whose agency some element or group is transferred from one compound to another

: an electromagnetic wave or alternating current whose modulations are used as communications signals (as in radio, telephonic, or telegraphic transmissions)

: a telecommunication company

: an organization acting as an insurer

Example Sentences

I put the pet carrier in the car. The airline is the nation's largest carrier. Mosquitoes can be carriers of malaria.

Recent Examples on the Web World's first commercial jet service begins The world's first commercial jet service, with the national British carrier British Overseas Aircraft Corporation, takes passengers from London to Johannesburg, ushering in a new age of travel.

Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2022 After the products are produced, brands can diversify the transportation portion of their supply chain and avoid having a single point of failure by partnering with more than one carrier or freight service.

Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 Frontier last month failed to complete a potential merger with another low-cost carrier -- Spirit Airlines.

Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022 Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor have agreed to merge Freedom Mobile with Quebecor's Videotron carrier, combining two of the nation's major regional carriers into a potential national player.

Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022 JetBlue is swooping in to buy Spirit Airlines a day after Spirit pulled the plug on talks to merge with rival budget carrier Frontier.

Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 July 2022 San Diego is a popular vacation spot for Arizonans, but chances are those who've traveled there haven't flown with an air carrier like JSX.

Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2022 Toting your toddler on a hike becomes easier with this lightweight carrier.

SELF, 14 June 2022 Evidence at the scene and surveillance footage helped police determine the suspect vehicle is a late model dark gray Subaru Impreza/Crosstrek with a cargo carrier on the roof and black wheels.

oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

Medical Definition

carrier

noun

car·ri·er ˈkar-ē-ər How to pronounce carrier (audio)

: a person, animal, or plant that harbors and transmits the causative agent of an infectious disease

especially : one who carries the causative agent systemically but is asymptomatic or immune to it

a carrier of typhoid fever

compare reservoir sense 2, vector entry 1 sense 2

: an individual possessing a specified gene and capable of transmitting it to offspring but not expressing or only weakly expressing its phenotype

especially : one that is heterozygous for a recessive factor

: a usually inactive substance used in association with an active substance especially for aiding in the application of the active substance: as

: a support for a catalyst

: a vehicle serving especially as a diluent (as for an insecticide or a drug)

: a substance (as a catalyst) by whose agency some element or group is transferred from one compound to another

单词	carriers
释义	carrier noun car·ri·er ˈker-ē-ər ˈka-rē- plural carriers 1 : one that carries : bearer, messenger 2 a : an individual or organization engaged in transporting passengers or goods for hire b : a transportation line carrying mail between post offices c : a postal employee who delivers or collects mail d : one that delivers newspapers e : an entity (such as a hole or an electron) capable of carrying an electric charge 3 a : a container for carrying b : a device or machine that carries : conveyor 4 : aircraft carrier 5 a : a bearer and transmitter of a causative agent of an infectious disease especially : one who carries the causative agent of a disease systemically but is asymptomatic or immune to it compare reservoir sense 3a, vector entry 1 sense 2a b : an individual (such as one heterozygous for a recessive trait) having a specified gene that is not expressed or only weakly expressed in its phenotype 6 a : a usually inactive accessory substance : vehicle a carrier for a drug or an insecticide b : a substance (such as a catalyst) by whose agency some element or group is transferred from one compound to another 7 a : an electromagnetic wave or alternating current whose modulations are used as communications signals (as in radio, telephonic, or telegraphic transmissions) b : a telecommunication company 8 : an organization acting as an insurer Example Sentences I put the pet carrier in the car. The airline is the nation's largest carrier. Mosquitoes can be carriers of malaria. Recent Examples on the Web World's first commercial jet service begins The world's first commercial jet service, with the national British carrier British Overseas Aircraft Corporation, takes passengers from London to Johannesburg, ushering in a new age of travel. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2022 After the products are produced, brands can diversify the transportation portion of their supply chain and avoid having a single point of failure by partnering with more than one carrier or freight service. Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022 Frontier last month failed to complete a potential merger with another low-cost carrier -- Spirit Airlines. Paul Gattis \| Pgattis@al.com, al, 15 Aug. 2022 Rogers, Shaw, and Quebecor have agreed to merge Freedom Mobile with Quebecor's Videotron carrier, combining two of the nation's major regional carriers into a potential national player. Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 12 Aug. 2022 JetBlue is swooping in to buy Spirit Airlines a day after Spirit pulled the plug on talks to merge with rival budget carrier Frontier. Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 July 2022 San Diego is a popular vacation spot for Arizonans, but chances are those who've traveled there haven't flown with an air carrier like JSX. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2022 Toting your toddler on a hike becomes easier with this lightweight carrier. SELF, 14 June 2022 Evidence at the scene and surveillance footage helped police determine the suspect vehicle is a late model dark gray Subaru Impreza/Crosstrek with a cargo carrier on the roof and black wheels. oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing carrier aircraft carrier carrier pigeon carrier bag common carrier mail carrier personnel carrier hod carrier people carrier spear-carrier baby carrier letter carrier See More aircraft carrier carrier pigeon carrier bag common carrier mail carrier personnel carrier hod carrier people carrier spear-carrier baby carrier letter carrier See More Kids Definition carrier noun car·ri·er ˈker-ē-ər 1 : a person or thing that carries a mail carrier 2 : a person or business that transports passengers or goods or provides a certain service 3 : a person, animal, or plant that carries disease germs without showing symptoms and passes them on to others Medical Definition carrier noun car·ri·er ˈkar-ē-ər 1 a : a person, animal, or plant that harbors and transmits the causative agent of an infectious disease especially : one who carries the causative agent systemically but is asymptomatic or immune to it a carrier of typhoid fever compare reservoir sense 2, vector entry 1 sense 2 b : an individual possessing a specified gene and capable of transmitting it to offspring but not expressing or only weakly expressing its phenotype especially : one that is heterozygous for a recessive factor 2 : a usually inactive substance used in association with an active substance especially for aiding in the application of the active substance: as a : a support for a catalyst b : a vehicle serving especially as a diluent (as for an insecticide or a drug) 3 : a substance (as a catalyst) by whose agency some element or group is transferred from one compound to another Legal Definition carrier noun car·ri·er 1 : an individual or entity engaged in transporting passengers or goods for hire by land, water, or air specifically : common carrier 2 : an insurer that assumes the risks of a policy that it issues to a policyholder carriers noun plural of carrier 1 as in haulers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance haulers conveyances vehicles movers transports transits transportations 2 as in bearers Synonyms & Similar Words bearers messengers liaisons couriers delivery boys deliverymen deliverers go-betweens 3 as in kits Synonyms & Similar Words kits crates containers trunks buckets bottles kegs bowls pitchers basins tubs kettles vessels pails holders baskets boxes caskets cartons bags bins pockets caddies jugs packs receptacles cases pots vats jars cans lockers hampers handbaskets sacks coolers cartridges warmers
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