Need another word that means the same as “carrier”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “carrier” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Carrier” are: carrier wave, immune carrier, bearer, toter, aircraft carrier, attack aircraft carrier, flattop, letter carrier, mail carrier, mailman, postman, newsboy, common carrier, conveyor, transporter, receptacle, container
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “carrier” as a noun can have the following definitions:
aircraft carrier | A vehicle that can fly. |
attack aircraft carrier | An offensive move in a sport or game. |
bearer | Payable to the possessor. Promissory notes payable to the bearer. |
carrier wave | 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. |
common carrier | A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area. |
container | An object for holding or transporting something. The cakes will keep for up to two weeks if kept in an airtight container. |
conveyor | A conveyor belt. A conveyor of information. |
flattop | A closely cropped haircut; usually for men. |
immune carrier | A person who is immune to a particular infection. |
letter carrier | Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire. |
mail carrier | A conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system. |
mailman | A person who is employed to deliver and collect letters and parcels; a postman. |
newsboy | A boy who sells or delivers newspapers. |
postman | A person who is employed to deliver or collect letters and parcels. |
receptacle | A container that is used to put or keep things in. Fast food receptacles. |
toter | Someone whose employment involves carrying something. A gun toter. |
transporter | A moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory. |
aboard | Side by side. They put their first batter aboard. |
aerospace | The atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole. |
aircraft | An aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight. |
airport | Relating to or denoting light popular fiction such as is offered for sale to travellers in airports. An airport thriller. |
aviation | The operation of aircraft to provide transportation. Two events launched the history of modern aviation. |
ballooning | The sport or pastime of flying in a balloon. He took up ballooning in 1907. |
biomedical | Relating to the activities and applications of science to clinical medicine. |
cargo | Goods carried by a large vehicle. Transportation of bulk cargo. |
crew | Serve as a crew member on. A graffiti crew called the Syndicate. |
disembarkation | The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft. |
engine | A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks. Exports used to be the engine of growth. |
equipage | A carriage and horses with attendants. |
fighter | A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air. The distinction between civilian populations and fighters. |
flight | Shoot a bird in flight. An eagle in flight. |
flotilla | A United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships. A flotilla of cargo boats. |
hangar | House an aircraft in a hangar. The army choppers that were hangared out at Springs. |
helicopter | Fly somewhere in a helicopter. He was helicoptered out with a bleeding ulcer. |
jet | Issue in a jet come out in a jet stream or spring forth. A private jet. |
lander | A space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet. A lunar lander. |
mailman | A man who delivers the mail. |
maneuverable | Capable of maneuvering or changing position. A highly maneuverable ship. |
mobile | Relating to mobile phones handheld computers and similar technology. Upwardly mobile. |
newsboy | A boy who delivers newspapers. |
package | A package holiday. The singer is being packaged to appeal to teenagers. |
porter | Carry luggage or supplies. A nice pint of porter. |
propeller | A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water. |
refuel | Take on more fuel, as of a plane, ship, or car. The chopper went to refuel. |
ship | Travel by ship. Spare parts were quickly shipped out. |
spacecraft | A vehicle used for travelling in space. |
wing | Shoot a bird in the wing so as to prevent flight without causing death. In Britain they call a fender a wing. |
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