carrier

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English cariere, partly from carien + -ere, after Anglo-Norman carier, cariour, and partly directly from Anglo-Norman. By surface analysis, carry +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹi.ə/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈkaɹɪjə/ (General American, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹi.ɚ/ (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹi.ɚ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾe.əɾ/, /-ɾɪ.əɾ/, /-ɾi.əɾ/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾi.ə/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ˈkarɪjə(r)/ Homophone: career (spelling pronunciation) Rhymes: -æɹiə(ɹ) Hyphenation: car‧ri‧er === Noun === carrier (plural carriers) A person or object that carries someone or something else. Synonyms: bearer, -phore, (obsolete) translator Coordinate term: hauler Ellipsis of aircraft carrier. (science fiction, by extension) A starship designed to carry starfighters (UK) Ellipsis of carrier bag. A carrier pigeon. A person or company in the business of shipping freight. Coordinate term: hauler 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. (engineering) That which drives or carries. A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog. A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine. A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel. A movable piece in a planetary gear train. Synonyms: spider, arm (especially automotive) Part of a differential gear assembly that holds gears and their bearings. (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. inert carrier gas (which transports a chemical reactant) ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === carrier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia English Carrier pigeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Homing pigeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia