carrier

See also: Carrier

English

The King of the Doos—the English Carrier [blue black-barred] (also called Old English Carrier, Carrier Pigeon, Carrier)

Etymology

carry +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ə/
- Audio (UK) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.ɹɪ.ɚ/, /ˈkɛ-/
Rhymes: -æɹiə(ɹ)
Hyphenation: car‧ri‧er

Noun

carrier (plural carriers)

A person or object that carries someone or something else.
armored personnel carrier
- 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], OCLC 1044372886:
  The air which is but […] a carrier of the sounds.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Starships: Carriers Codex entry:
  In fleet combat, carriers stay clear of battle, launching fighters bearing disruptor torpedoes. Fighters are the primary striking power of the ship; if a carrier enters mass accelerator range of the enemy, things have gone very wrong.
  It is possible to recover and rearm fighters during combat, though most carriers seal the flight deck and try to stay out of the way. The flight deck is essentially a corridor through the armor and into the heart of the vessel. A single well-placed torpedo is enough to gut a carrier.
  Alliance carriers are named after great leaders, artists, and intellectuals from human history.
1. Ellipsis of aircraft carrier.
A carrier pigeon.
A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
- 1727, Jonathan Swift, A Short View of the State of Ireland
  The roads [are] crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures.
A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
(telecommunications) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
(aviation) A certified airline.
- 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):
  Southwest, the nation’s largest domestic carrier, is installing seats with less cushion and thinner materials — a svelte model known in the business as “slim-line.”
(engineering) That which drives or carries.
1. A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
2. A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
3. A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
4. A movable piece in a planetary gear train.
  Synonyms: spider, arm
(chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
(genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
(physics, electronics) A charge carrier.
(art, manufacturing) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.
linseed oil used as the carrier for pigment in oil painting
inert carrier gas, which transports a chemical reactant

Derived terms

Terms derived from carrier

air carrier
aircraft carrier
airship carrier
amalgam carrier
armored personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier
baby carrier
bag-carrier
ball carrier
balloon carrier
banner carrier
battlecarrier
bicycle carrier
bulk carrier
car carrier
carrier bag
carrier fluid
carrier gas
carrier hotel
carrier oil
carrier-pigeon
carrier pigeon
carrier protein
carrier set
carrier shell
carrier wave
cash carrier
charge carrier
child carrier
common carrier
electron carrier
energy carrier
escort carrier
first-level carrier
flag carrier
fleet carrier
helicopter carrier
hod carrier
ion carrier
jeep carrier
lathe carrier
letter carrier
light carrier
local exchange carrier
low cost carrier
mail carrier
obligate carrier
old English carrier
Old English Carrier, Old English Carrier pigeon, English Carrier, English Carrier pigeon
people-carrier
people carrier
pet carrier
plate-carrier
plating carrier
seaplane carrier
second-level carrier
spear carrier, spear-carrier
straddle carrier
T-carrier
third-level carrier
troop carrier
ultra large crude carrier
ultra low cost carrier
very large crude carrier
water carrier
water-carrier

Translations

person or object that carries someone or something else

Belarusian: но́сьбіт (be) m (nósʹbit)
Bulgarian: носа́ч (bg) m (nosáč), превозва́ч (bg) m (prevozváč)
Catalan: portador m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 攜帶者／携带者 (zh) (xiédàizhě)
Czech: nosič (cs) m
Dutch: drager (nl) m
Finnish: kantaja (fi), tukialus, kuljetusväline
Galician: transportista m or f
German: Träger (de) m
Greek: μεταφορέας (el) m (metaforéas), κομιστής (el) m (komistís)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: باربەر‎ (ku) (barber)
Macedonian: носач m (nosač) (generic), амал m (amal) (person)
Maori: kaitiki
Polish: nośnik (pl) m
Portuguese: carregador (pt) m, portador (pt) m
Russian: носи́тель (ru) m (nosítelʹ), носи́тельница (ru) f (nosítelʹnica), (porter) носи́льщик (ru) m (nosílʹščik)
Scottish Gaelic: neach-giùlain m or f
Slovak: nosič m
Spanish: transportista m or f
Swahili: mchukuzi (sw)
Ukrainian: носі́й m (nosíj), носи́тель m (nosýtelʹ)
Yiddish: טרעגער‎ m (treger)

company in the business of shipping freight

Arabic: نَاقِل‎ m (nāqil)
Belarusian: пераво́знік m (pjeravóznik), пераво́зчык m (pjeravózčyk)
Bulgarian: превозва́ч (bg) m (prevozváč)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: dopravce (cs) m
Dutch: vervoerder (nl) m
Finnish: kuljetustoimisto, kuljetusyritys
German: Frachtunternehmen n
Greek: μεταφορέας (el) m (metaforéas)
Macedonian: шпедите́р m (špeditér), превозник m (prevoznik)
Portuguese: transportadora f
Russian: перево́зчик (ru) m (perevózčik)
Slovak: dopravca m
Spanish: compañía de transportes f, empresa de transportes f
Ukrainian: переві́зник m (perevíznyk)

signal modulated to transmit information

Arabic: مَوْجَة حامِلة‎ f (mawja ḥāmila)
Bulgarian: носи́тел (bg) m (nosítel)
Catalan: portadora f
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: nosný signál m
Finnish: kantoaalto (fi)
French: porteuse (fr) f
German: Trägersignal n, Träger (de) m
Greek: φορέας (el) m (foréas)
Macedonian: преносител m (prenositel)
Polish: nośnik (pl) m
Portuguese: portadora f
Romanian: semnal purtător n
Russian: несу́щий сигна́л (ru) m (nesúščij signál), несу́щая частота́ f (nesúščaja častotá)

person or organism that has inherited a trait or disease but displays no symptoms

Arabic: حَامِل‎ (ar) m (ḥāmil), حَمَلَة‎ f (ḥamala)
Bulgarian: преноси́тел (bg) m (prenosítel)
Catalan: portador m, portadora f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 攜帶者／携带者 (zh) (xiédàizhě)
Czech: bacilonosič (cs) m
Dutch: drager (nl) m
Finnish: taudinkantaja
Georgian: მატარებელი (ka) (maṭarebeli)
German: Überträger m
Greek: φορέας (el) c (foréas)
Hebrew: נשא‎ (he) m (nasa'), נשאית‎ f (nasa'it)
Macedonian: пренесувач m (prenesuvač), преносител m (prenositel)
Maori: kaitītaritari
Polish: nosiciel (pl) m, nosicielka (pl) f
Portuguese: portador (pt) m
Russian: носи́тель (ru) m (nosítelʹ), перено́счик (ru) m (perenósčik)
Spanish: portador m, portadora (es) f