carrier
English
/ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə/, /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A person or object that carries someone or something else.
- A carrier pigeon.
- A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
- A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
- (telecommunication) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
- (aviation) A certified airline.
- (engineering) That which drives or carries.
- (chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
- (genetics) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
- (physics) Charge charge carrier
- (arts) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
Etymology
Affix from English carry.
Origin
English
carry
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anticarrier English
- biocarrier English
- career English
- carriable English
- carriership English
- carriest English
- carrieth English
- carry English
- carryable English
- carryback English
- carrycot English
- carryforward English
- carryless English
- carryover English
- carrytale English
- handcarry English
- headcarry English
- immunocarrier English
- intercarrier English
- macrocarrier English
- megacarrier English
- microcarrier English
- miscarry English
- multicarrier English
- nanocarrier English
- noncarrier English
- overcarry English
- phosphocarrier English
- photocarrier English
- recarry English
- subcarrier English
- supercarrier English
- キャリア Japanese
- carrien Middle English
- cario Welsh
- keri Tagalog
- karim Tok Pisin
- tyari Sranan Tongo
- carry
- career
- recarry
- carrycot
- carrieth
- carriest
- miscarry
- handcarry
- carryover
- carrytale
- carryable
- headcarry
- carryless
- carryback
- carriable
- overcarry
- subcarrier
- biocarrier
- noncarrier
- megacarrier
- nanocarrier
- carriership
- anticarrier
- intercarrier
- multicarrier
- macrocarrier
- microcarrier
- photocarrier
- supercarrier
- carryforward
- immunocarrier
- phosphocarrier