carrier

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

   refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business

2. 2
   noun

   someone whose employment involves carrying something

   the bonds were transmitted by carrier

3. 3
   noun

   A person or object that carries someone or something else.

   armored personnel carrier

4. 4
   noun

   A person or company in the business of shipping freight.

   The roads [are] crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures.

5. 5
   noun

   A certified airline.

   Southwest, the nation’s largest domestic carrier, is installing seats with less cushion and thinner materials — a svelte model known in the business as “slim-line.”

6. 6
   noun

   A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.

   Linseed oil is often used as the carrier for pigment in oil painting.

7. 7
   noun

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

8. 8
   noun

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

Etymology

From Middle English cariere, partly from carien + -ere, after Anglo-Norman carier, cariour, and partly directly from Anglo-Norman. By surface analysis, carry + -er.