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      carrier
      noun
      A person or object that carries someone or something else.
      A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
      (telecommunications) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
      (genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
      A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
      (science fiction, by extension) A starship designed to carry starfighters
      (aviation) A certified airline.
      (engineering) That which drives or carries.
      (especially automotive) Part of a differential gear assembly that holds gears and their bearings.
      A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
      (physics, electronics) A charge carrier.
      (art, manufacturing) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
      A carrier pigeon.
      A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
      A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
      A movable piece in a planetary gear train.
      (chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
      Synonym of English Carrier.
      A surname.
      A small town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States; from the surname.
      A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in Canada. Sometimes considered to be three separate languages: Southern Carrier, Northern Carrier and Central Carrier.
      Ellipsis of aircraft carrier. [A warship designed to carry aircraft, serving as a seagoing air base, with a deck on which aircraft can be launched and landed.]
      (UK) Ellipsis of carrier bag. [(UK) A bag made of thin polythene or paper, generally used for carrying groceries or other purchased items.]
      Roots
      carruscarr- · Latin · wheeled vehicle
      Synonyms for carrier
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