carrier

n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the

bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: {bearer}, {toter}]

2: a vehicle designed to carry something; "refrigerated

carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"

3: a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck

for take-offs and landings [syn: {aircraft carrier}, {flattop},

{attack aircraft carrier}]

4: 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

5: a person or firm in the business of transporting people or

goods or messages [syn: {common carrier}]

6: a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a

signal [syn: {carrier wave}]

7: a man who delivers the mail [syn: {mailman}, {postman}, {mail

carrier}, {letter carrier}]

8: a boy who delivers newspapers [syn: {newsboy}]

9: a person who has some pathogen to which they are immune but

who can pass it on to others

10: a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis

or the like