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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
carrier
n 1: someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the
bonds were transmitted by carrier" [syn: carrier,
bearer, toter]
2: a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to
carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized
the grocery business"
3: a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck
for takeoffs and landings [syn: aircraft carrier,
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: carrier, common carrier]
6: a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a
signal [syn: carrier wave, carrier]
7: a man who delivers the mail [syn: mailman, postman, mail
carrier, letter carrier, carrier]
8: a boy who delivers newspapers [syn: carrier, newsboy]
9: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to
which he is immune but who can pass it on to others [syn:
carrier, immune carrier]
10: a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis
or the like
11: (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
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Carrier \Car"ri*er\, n. [From Carry.]
1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.
[1913 Webster]
The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry
goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.
[1913 Webster]
The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich
manufactures. --Swift.
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3. (Mach.) That which drives or carries; as:
(a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the
motion of the face plate; a lathe dog.
(b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
(c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers
the cartridge to a position from which it can be
thrust into the barrel.
[1913 Webster]
Carrier pigeon (Zool.), a variety of the domestic pigeon
used to convey letters from a distant point to to its
home.
Carrier shell (Zool.), a univalve shell of the genus
Phorus; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones
and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as
almost to conceal it.
Common carrier (Law.) See under Common, a.
[1913 Webster]
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3. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Carrier, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 77
Housing Units (2000): 30
Land area (2000): 1.216976 sq. miles (3.151954 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.216976 sq. miles (3.151954 sq. km)
FIPS code: 12200
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 36.476654 N, 98.020572 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 73727
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Carrier, OK
Carrier
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Thesaurus Results for carrier:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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