Definitions For Carrier

noun

• (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
• A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
• A rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
• A self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
• A person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
• (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
• A boy who delivers newspapers
• Someone whose employment involves carrying something
• A man who delivers the mail
• A radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
• 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