Carrier synonyms

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vector
A quantity, such as the velocity of an object or the force acting on an object, that has both magnitude and direction.
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estafette
A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military courier sent from one part of an army to another.
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delivery person
One who carries or transmits something
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aircraft
The definition of an aircraft is a vehicle used for traveling through the air.
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conveyer
(Rare) Alternative spelling of conveyor.
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immune carrier
(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
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mail-carrier
A person, especially a postal worker, who delivers mail.
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letter-carrier
An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes.
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courier
(Internet) A user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez.
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bearer
(Printing) A type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved.
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messenger
A prophet.
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transporter
A type of crane for loading or unloading a ship.
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shipper
One that consigns or receives goods for transportation.
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trucker
(Pejorative, UK dialectal, Scotland) A rogue; rascal; miscreant; a ne'er-do-well.
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freighter
A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.
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common carrier
A person or company in the business of transporting passengers or goods for a fee, at uniform rates available to all persons
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express
An express train, bus, elevator, etc.
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courier service
One who carries or transmits something
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conveyor
Anything that conveys, transports or delivers.
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vehicle
The definition of a vehicle is a type of transportation or a way that something is conveyed.
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transmitter
An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.
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typhoid-mary
A person who spreads disease, infection, or corruption
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aircraft-carrier
A warship that carries airplanes, serves as their base and servicing station, and has a large, flat deck for taking off and landing
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escort carrier
A ship that carries airplanes
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flattop
A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up and cropped flat across the top.
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transport (related)
A ship, airplane, train, etc. used to transport soldiers, freight, etc.
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ship (related)
An aircraft or spacecraft.
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warship (related)
Any ship made or armed for use in war
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airline
The definition of an airline is a company that provides transport on airplanes for people and things.
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barge
A large boat, usually flat-bottomed, for carrying heavy freight on rivers, canals, etc.
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bus
The definition of a bus is a large, long motor vehicle that carries a lot of passengers, usually on a regular route.
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car
An automobile
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emissary
The definition of an emissary is a person sent on a mission, especially a diplomatic mission.
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mail
Letters, papers, etc. received or sent by a person, company, etc.
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mailman
A man who is a mail carrier
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pigeon
One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
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plane
(Geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
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porter
A person who carries luggage and related objects.
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postman
One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman.
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rack
The definition of a rack is something used to display or hold things.
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railroad
A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
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teamster
A person whose occupation is driving teams or trucks for hauling goods
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toter
One who totes or carries something.
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train
The definition of a train is something that hangs down and trails behind.
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truck
One of the swiveling frames of wheels under each end of a railroad car or trolley car.
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yoke
A device symbolizing a yoke, as an arch of spears, under which the conquered were forced to pass in ancient times
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envoy
A short closing stanza in certain verse forms, such as the ballade or sestina, dedicating the poem to a patron or summarizing its main ideas.
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runner
Agent noun of run; somebody who runs:
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over (related)
(Mil.) A shot that hits or explodes beyond the target
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recessive (related)
Recessive is defined as a gene with characteristics which are not as strong as those on a dominant gene.
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attack aircraft carrier
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
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newsboy
A boy, or by extension a man, who delivers and/or sells newspapers.
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carrier wave
An electromagnetic wave that can be modulated, as in frequency, amplitude, or phase, to transmit speech, music, images, or other signals.
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pheidippides
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infectiousness
The state or condition of being infectious.
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message-bearer
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cargo (related)
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carriers (related)
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operator (related)
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tanker (related)
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semitrailer (related)
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shipment (related)
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renewability (related)
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Carrier Sentence Examples

  • The rocking-bar consists of a carrier a fixed to the cradle, a rockingbar d pivoted to the carrier at e, a sight bar f carrying the sights and sighting telescope.

  • The only immaculate carrier was the Egyptian.

  • Its geographical distribution is of the widest, and its rapidity of breeding, in manure and dooryard filth, so great that, as a carrier of germs of disease, especially cholera and typhoid, the house-fly is now recognized as a potent source of danger; and various sanitary regulations have been made, or precautions suggested, for getting rid of it.

  • It held shipper as well as carrier, and corporation as well as its officer or agent, liable for violations of the act, and conferred upon United States courts power to employ equity processes in putting an end to discrimination.

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