
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)carrier, bearer, totersomeone whose employment involves carrying something“the bonds were transmitted by carrier” (n)carriera self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something“refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business” (n)carrieran inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction (n)carrier, immune carrier(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which they are immune but who can pass it on to others (n)carriera rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like (n)carrier(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