carrier

NOUN /kæriər/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

carrier is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1R1R1I1E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does carrier mean?

NOUN · 11 SENSES
1

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

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2

A self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something.

“refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business”

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3

(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.

4

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

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Someone whose employment involves carrying something.

“the bonds were transmitted by carrier”

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

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A boy who delivers newspapers.

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9

A person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages.

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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.

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

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Anagrams of carrier

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