Noun Definition
carrier
1.Definition: (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
Category: Animals2.Definition: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Related Noun(s):immune carrier
Category: People4.Definition: a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
Related Noun(s):flattop
Category: Objects5.Definition: a man who delivers the mail
Related Noun(s):letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman, postman
Category: People6.Definition: a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
Category: General7.Definition: a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
Category: Objects9.Definition: a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
"Refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"
Category: Objects10.Definition: 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
Category: General11.Definition: someone whose employment involves carrying something
"The bonds were transmitted by carrier"
Category: People