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单词 carrier
释义

carrier

noun

car·​ri·​er ˈker-ē-ər How to pronounce carrier (audio)
ˈka-rē-
plural carriers
1
: one that carries : bearer, messenger
2
a
: an individual or organization engaged in transporting passengers or goods for hire
b
: a transportation line carrying mail between post offices
c
: a postal employee who delivers or collects mail
d
: one that delivers newspapers
e
: an entity (such as a hole or an electron) capable of carrying an electric charge
3
a
: a container for carrying
b
: a device or machine that carries : conveyor
4
: aircraft carrier
5
a
: a bearer and transmitter of a causative agent of an infectious disease
especially : one who carries the causative agent of a disease systemically but is asymptomatic or immune to it compare reservoir sense 3a, vector entry 1 sense 2a
b
: an individual (such as one heterozygous for a recessive trait) having a specified gene that is not expressed or only weakly expressed in its phenotype
6
a
: a usually inactive accessory substance : vehicle
a carrier for a drug or an insecticide
b
: a substance (such as a catalyst) by whose agency some element or group is transferred from one compound to another
7
a
: an electromagnetic wave or alternating current whose modulations are used as communications signals (as in radio, telephonic, or telegraphic transmissions)
b
: a telecommunication company
8
: an organization acting as an insurer

Example Sentences

I put the pet carrier in the car. The airline is the nation's largest carrier. Mosquitoes can be carriers of malaria.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

carrier

noun

car·​ri·​er ˈker-ē-ər How to pronounce carrier (audio)
1
: a person or thing that carries
a mail carrier
2
: a person or business that transports passengers or goods or provides a certain service
3
: a person, animal, or plant that carries disease germs without showing symptoms and passes them on to others

Medical Definition

carrier

noun

car·​ri·​er ˈkar-ē-ər How to pronounce carrier (audio)
1
a
: a person, animal, or plant that harbors and transmits the causative agent of an infectious disease
especially : one who carries the causative agent systemically but is asymptomatic or immune to it
a carrier of typhoid fever
compare reservoir sense 2, vector entry 1 sense 2
b
: an individual possessing a specified gene and capable of transmitting it to offspring but not expressing or only weakly expressing its phenotype
especially : one that is heterozygous for a recessive factor
2
: a usually inactive substance used in association with an active substance especially for aiding in the application of the active substance: as
a
: a support for a catalyst
b
: a vehicle serving especially as a diluent (as for an insecticide or a drug)
3
: a substance (as a catalyst) by whose agency some element or group is transferred from one compound to another

Legal Definition

carrier

noun

car·​ri·​er
1
: an individual or entity engaged in transporting passengers or goods for hire by land, water, or air
specifically : common carrier
2
: an insurer that assumes the risks of a policy that it issues to a policyholder

carrier

noun

1
as in hauler

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hauler
  • transport
  • transit
  • conveyance
  • transportation
  • vehicle
  • mover
2
as in bearer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bearer
  • messenger
  • courier
  • delivery boy
  • deliveryman
  • liaison
  • deliverer
  • go-between
3
as in kit

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • kit
  • crate
  • container
  • bowl
  • bottle
  • trunk
  • pail
  • bucket
  • keg
  • basket
  • tub
  • pitcher
  • pack
  • holder
  • carton
  • kettle
  • jug
  • vat
  • bin
  • bag
  • basin
  • casket
  • box
  • caddy
  • receptacle
  • jar
  • vessel
  • pocket
  • pot
  • locker
  • can
  • sack
  • case
  • hamper
  • cooler
  • handbasket
  • cartridge
  • warmer
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