wikipedia|dab=carrier
English

Etymology
-er|carry

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æri�(r)|-æri�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. A person or object that carry|carries someone or something else.

#: aircraft carrier
#: armored personnel carrier

1. A company in the business of shipping freight.
2. A person or animal that transmits a disease to others without itself contracting the disease.
3. A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
4. A mobile network operator; wireless carrier

Derived terms
aircraft carrier
armored personnel carrier, armoured personnel carrier
carrier bag
carrier pigeon
common carrier
people carrier

Translations
trans-top|person or object that carries someone or something else
Dutch: t+|nl|drager m
German: Träger m
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Scottish Gaelic: neach-giùlain m|f
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trans-top|company in the business of shipping freight
Finnish: kuljetustoimisto
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trans-top|person or animal transmitting a disease without contracting it
Finnish: kantaja
Hebrew: נש� (n�s�ʾ) m, נש��ת (n�s�ʾit) f
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trans-top|signal modulated to transmit information
Finnish: kantoaalto
trans-mid
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