carriers

noun

(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele

a rack attached to a vehicle

(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

a boy who delivers newspapers

a man who delivers the mail

a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

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

a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

someone whose employment involves carrying something

Roots

carricarecarri- · Latin · load, carry

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