CARRIER, one that carries (to convey from one place to another) [n]
A person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something
A person or company that undertakes the professional conveyance of goods or people
A vessel or vehicle for transporting people or things, esp. goods in bulk
An aircraft carrier
A company that provides facilities for conveying telecommunications messages
A person or animal that transmits a disease-causing organism to others. Typically, the carrier suffers no symptoms of the disease
A person or other organism that possesses a particular gene, esp. as a single copy whose effect is masked by a dominant allele, so that the associated characteristic (such as a hereditary disease) is not displayed but may be passed to offspring
A substance used to support or convey another substance such as a pigment, catalyst, or radioactive material
A molecule that transfers a specified molecule or ion within the body, esp. across a cell membrane