carrier

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to carry + -er

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carrier (plural carriers)

  1. A person or object that carries someone or something else.
    aircraft carrier
    armored personnel carrier
  2. A carrier pigeon, a newspaperese term (misnomer) for a homing pigeon, racing pigeon, racing homer, homer.
  3. An Old English carrier pigeon or Old English carrier (the "King of the Doos").
  4. A company in the business of shipping freight.
  5. A person or animal that transmits a disease to others without itself contracting the disease.
  6. A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
  7. A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
  8. An inert material added to an active ingredient to aid in the application and/or the effectiveness of active ingredient.

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