carrier

Meaning

Noun

• A person or object that carries someone or something else.
• A carrier pigeon.
• A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
• A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
• A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
• A certified airline.
• That which drives or carries.
• A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
• A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
• Charge carrier.
• A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.

Origin

• carry + -er