Synonyms for carrier
ˈkær i ərcar·ri·er

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1. carrier, bearer, toternoun

   someone whose employment involves carrying something

   "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"

   Synonyms:
   flattop, holder, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman, pallbearer

2. carriernoun

   a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

   "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"

   Synonyms:
   flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman

3. aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carriernoun

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

   Synonyms:
   flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, crew cut, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman

4. carriernoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman

5. carrier, common carriernoun

   a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

   Synonyms:
   flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman

6. carrier wave, carriernoun

   a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

   Synonyms:
   flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, aircraft carrier, mailman, postman

7. mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carriernoun

   a man who delivers the mail

   Synonyms:
   flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, aircraft carrier, mailman, postman

8. carrier, newsboynoun

   a boy who delivers newspapers

   Synonyms:
   flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman

9. carrier, immune carriernoun

   (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

   Synonyms:
   flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman

10. carriernoun

    a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

    Synonyms:
    flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman

11. carriernoun

    (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring

    Synonyms:
    flattop, toter, attack aircraft carrier, immune carrier, aircraft carrier, carrier wave, bearer, mail carrier, common carrier, newsboy, letter carrier, mailman, postman

Matched Categories

1. • Chemical
   • Deliveryman
   • Genetics
   • Organism
   • Rack
   • Self-propelled Vehicle
   • Traveler

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carriernoun

   Synonyms:
   messenger, conveyer, porter, bearer, teamster

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1. List of paraphrases for "carrier":

   transporter, carriers, haulier, airline, bearer, hauler, conveyor, transporters, operator, vector, tanker, shipper, transport

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carrier

   Synonyms:
   Chemistry Electron carrier

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1. Don Grissom:

   We are extremely proud that BRC is one of the very first unions to reach this type of an agreement, this agreement is a significant accomplishment and provides a very important benefit for our members working at CSXT. The other Carrier’s should take note and come to the bargaining table in a similar manner.

2. Tom Ballantyne:

   Normally, if there's an issue with range because of headwinds, a carrier would reduce the passenger load overall, obviously that would also reduce the revenue an airline is making from that particular flight, but it's not as if a headwind issue is a permanent situation.

3. Di Leonardo:

   When we got out there. I started by throwing a little bait – a wild animal would typically be in flight mode but these guys were totally tame. They started eating the bait within a foot of me. The boats got a little too close so they got spooked. I quickly netted the male. When I realized they were going to swim I put him in a carrier on the shore and I carried the female. We were able to reunite them, these guys aren’t equipped for the wild at all.

4. Wilbur Ross:

   It does not require a common carrier to be a policeman or to know what's in every package.

5. The Navy:

   An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24.