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carrier
noun
a
person
,
animal
,
or
object
that
carries
or
supports
something
from
one
place
to
another
•
The
mail
carrier
waved
as
she
placed
letters
in
each
mailbox
.
The
mail
carrier
waved
as
she
placed
letters
in
each
mailbox
.
•
While
hiking
,
Tom
secured
his
daughter
in
a
red
baby
carrier
on
his
back
.
While
hiking
,
Tom
secured
his
daughter
in
a
red
baby
carrier
on
his
back
.
from
carry
+
-er
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
late
Middle
English
period
noun
a
company
that
transports
passengers
or
goods
by
air
,
land
,
or
sea
•
We
booked
seats
on
a
budget
air
carrier
for
our
trip
to
Tokyo
.
We
booked
seats
on
a
budget
air
carrier
for
our
trip
to
Tokyo
.
•
A
global
shipping
carrier
delivered
the
furniture
to
our
doorstep
.
A
global
shipping
carrier
delivered
the
furniture
to
our
doorstep
.
extended
commercial
sense
recorded
in
the
early
20th
century
as
air
and
shipping
industries
grew
noun
a
person
or
animal
that
has
a
disease-causing
germ
or
a
faulty
gene
and
can
pass
it
to
others
while
showing
no
symptoms
•
Although
he
felt
healthy
,
John
was
a
silent
carrier
of
the
virus
.
Although
he
felt
healthy
,
John
was
a
silent
carrier
of
the
virus
.
•
Mosquitoes
are
the
main
carrier
of
malaria
in
tropical
regions
.
Mosquitoes
are
the
main
carrier
of
malaria
in
tropical
regions
.
medical
use
arose
in
the
late
19th
century
as
germ
theory
developed
noun
a
large
warship
with
a
flat
deck
on
which
military
aircraft
take
off
and
land
•
Fighter
jets
lined
up
on
the
deck
of
the
massive
carrier
before
dawn
.
Fighter
jets
lined
up
on
the
deck
of
the
massive
carrier
before
dawn
.
•
Sailors
rushed
to
secure
the
cables
as
the
carrier
pitched
in
rough
seas
.
Sailors
rushed
to
secure
the
cables
as
the
carrier
pitched
in
rough
seas
.
short
for
aircraft
carrier
,
first
used
in
the
early
20th-century
naval
aviation
era
noun
a
continuous
radio
,
light
,
or
electrical
wave
that
is
modified
to
carry
information
such
as
sound
,
pictures
,
or
data
•
A
radio
uses
a
high-frequency
carrier
to
send
your
favorite
songs
through
the
air
.
A
radio
uses
a
high-frequency
carrier
to
send
your
favorite
songs
through
the
air
.
•
The
technician
adjusted
the
laser
carrier
to
transmit
more
data
down
the
fiber
.
The
technician
adjusted
the
laser
carrier
to
transmit
more
data
down
the
fiber
.
technical
sense
developed
in
the
early
20th
century
with
the
rise
of
radio
communication
