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CARRIER

Definition:

[noun] someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"
Synonyms: bearer, toter
[noun] a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"
[noun] a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings
Synonyms: aircraft flattop, attack aircraft
[noun] 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
[noun] a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
Synonyms: common
[noun] a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
Synonyms: wave
[noun] a man who delivers the mail
Synonyms: mailman, postman, mail letter
[noun] a boy who delivers newspapers
Synonyms: newsboy
[noun] a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Synonyms: immune
[noun] a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like