CARRIER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
   Synonym(s)
   • aircraft carrier (what does aircraft carrier mean?)
   • attack aircraft carrier (what does attack aircraft carrier mean?)
   • flattop (what does flattop mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • warship (what does warship mean?)
   • war vessel (what does war vessel mean?)
   • combat ship (what does combat ship mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • transport (what does transport mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a rack attached to a vehicle
   • for carrying luggage or skis or the like
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rack (what does rack mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bomb rack (what does bomb rack mean?)
   • luggage carrier (what does luggage carrier mean?)
   • luggage rack (what does luggage rack mean?)
   • roof rack (what does roof rack mean?)
   • ski rack (what does ski rack mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
   Usage Example(s)
   • refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • self-propelled vehicle (what does self-propelled vehicle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • transport (what does transport mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
   Synonym(s)
   • common carrier (what does common carrier mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • business (what does business mean?)
   • concern (what does concern mean?)
   • business concern (what does business concern mean?)
   • business organization (what does business organization mean?)
   • business organisation (what does business organisation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • transport (what does transport mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
   Synonym(s)
   • immune carrier (what does immune carrier mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • immune (what does immune mean?)
   • vector (what does vector mean?)
   • transmitter (what does transmitter mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Mallon (what does Mallon mean?)
   • Mary Mallon (what does Mary Mallon mean?)
   • Typhoid Mary (what does Typhoid Mary mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a boy who delivers newspapers
   Synonym(s)
   • newsboy (what does newsboy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deliveryman (what does deliveryman mean?)
   • delivery boy (what does delivery boy mean?)
   • deliverer (what does deliverer mean?)
7. Meaning
   • someone whose employment involves carrying something
   Synonym(s)
   • bearer (what does bearer mean?)
   • toter (what does toter mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the bonds were transmitted by carrier
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • traveler (what does traveler mean?)
   • traveller (what does traveller mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lug (what does lug mean?)
   • tote (what does tote mean?)
   • tug (what does tug mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • transport (what does transport mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a man who delivers the mail
   Synonym(s)
   • letter carrier (what does letter carrier mean?)
   • mailman (what does mailman mean?)
   • mail carrier (what does mail carrier mean?)
   • postman (what does postman mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • deliveryman (what does deliveryman mean?)
   • delivery boy (what does delivery boy mean?)
   • deliverer (what does deliverer mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
   Synonym(s)
   • carrier wave (what does carrier wave mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • radio wave (what does radio wave mean?)
   • radio emission (what does radio emission mean?)
   • radio radiation (what does radio radiation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • conduct (what does conduct mean?)
   • transmit (what does transmit mean?)
   • convey (what does convey mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • channel (what does channel mean?)
10. Meaning
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) carrier is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • chemical (what does chemical mean?)