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   car·ri·er

   /ˈkerēər/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something: "water carriers"
   • 2. a person or company that undertakes the professional conveyance of goods or people: "Pan Am was the third US carrier to cease operations in 1991"
   • ▪ a vessel or vehicle for transporting people or things, especially goods in bulk: "the largest timber carrier ever to dock at a Malaysian port"
   • ▪ an aircraft carrier: "aircraft from the carrier Illustrious attacked the Italian fleet"
   • ▪ a company that provides facilities for conveying telecommunications messages: "Japan's biggest international telecoms carrier is Singapore Telecom"
   • 3. a person or animal that transmits a disease-causing organism to others, especially without themselves displaying symptoms: "the black rat, best known as carrier of bubonic plague"
   • ▪ a person or other organism that possesses a particular gene, especially as a single copy whose effect is masked by a dominant allele, so that the associated characteristic (such as a hereditary disease) is not displayed but may be passed to offspring: "the husband and wife may both be carriers of the same recessive gene, with a 25% chance of a diseased child"
   • 4. a substance used to support or convey another substance such as a pigment, catalyst, or radioactive material.
   • ▪ short for charge carrier
   • ▪ a molecule that transfers a specified molecule or ion within the body, especially across a cell membrane.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › carrierCarrier Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CARRIER is one that carries : bearer, messenger. How to use carrier in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCARRIER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a person or thing that carries something. a company that operates aircraft. used as a combining form, especially in phrases that refer to military vehicles of a type that carry other vehicles or groups of soldiers: an armoured troop-carrier. a freight carrier. informal for aircraft carrier. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   A person, animal, or plant that serves as a host for a pathogen and can transmit it to others, but is immune to it. Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria. An organism that carries a gene for a trait but does not show the trait itself. Carriers can produce offspring that express the trait by mating with another carrier of the same gene.

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   If your job involves carrying things or people, you work as a carrier. If you deliver newspapers, you are a newspaper carrier. If the job is to transport household items or people, your business is as a common carrier, such as a moving company or an airline.

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   CARRIER meaning: 1. a person or thing that carries something 2. a company that operates aircraft 3. used as a…. Learn more.

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   n. 1. One that transports or conveys: baggage carriers; a message carrier. 2. One, such as a person, business, or organization, that deals in the transport of passengers or goods. 3. A mechanism or device by which something is conveyed or conducted. 4.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCARRIER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A carrier is any business that transports goods from the seller to the buyer, by road, air, train, or ship. If shipping cartons are damaged, the carrier should note this on the delivery receipt.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCARRIER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CARRIER definition: 1. a person, vehicle, or machine that transports things from one place to another 2. a person who…. Learn more.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcarrier noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    carrier. noun. /ˈkæriə (r)/ /ˈkæriər/ a company that carries goods or passengers from one place to another, especially by air. Delta Air Lines, the third-largest carrier in the US. Want to learn more?

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    carrier meaning, definition, what is carrier: a company that moves goods or passengers...: Learn more.