carrier Meaning and Definition

1. n. (genetics) 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

2. n. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

3. n. a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

4. n. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

5. n. a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

6. n. (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

7. n. a boy who delivers newspapers

8. n. someone whose employment involves carrying something

9. n. a man who delivers the mail

10. n. a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

11. n. an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction