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carrier

noun
  1. (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele
  2. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
    aircraft carrier
  3. a rack attached to a vehicle
  4. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
    “refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business”
  5. a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
    common carrier
  6. (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
    immune carrier
  7. a boy who delivers newspapers
    newsboy
  8. someone whose employment involves carrying something
    “the bonds were transmitted by carrier”
    bearertoter
  9. a man who delivers the mail
    mailmanpostmanmail carrierletter carrier
  10. a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
    carrier wave
  11. an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction