carrier

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English

From carry +‎ -er.

carrier (plural carriers)

A person or object that carries someone or something else.
Synonyms: bearer, -phore, (obsolete) translator

Coordinate term: hauler
1. Ellipsis of aircraft carrier.
  1. (science fiction, by extension) A starship designed to carry starfighters
2. (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.
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
5. (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)