carrier
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1. (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 (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | being, organism, |
| definition | : | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops) |
| domain category | : | genetic science, genetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (noun.cognition) |
2. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings (noun.artifact)
| part holonym | : | arrester, arrester hook, |
| definition | : | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | flight deck, landing deck, |
| definition | : | the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway (noun.artifact) |
3. a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | rack, |
| definition | : | framework for holding objects (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bomb rack, |
| definition | : | a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | luggage carrier, |
| definition | : | carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | luggage rack, roof rack, |
| definition | : | carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ski rack, |
| definition | : | a carrier for holding skis on top of a vehicle (noun.artifact) |
4. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | self-propelled vehicle, |
| definition | : | a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion (noun.artifact) |
5. a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (noun.artifact) |
6. (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | transmitter, vector, |
| definition | : | any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease (noun.object) |
| hypernym | : | immune, |
| definition | : | a person who is immune to a particular infection (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | mallon, mary mallon, typhoid mary, |
| definition | : | United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938) (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
7. a boy who delivers newspapers (noun.person)
8. someone whose employment involves carrying something (noun.person)
9. a man who delivers the mail (noun.person)
10. a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal (noun.phenomenon)
11. 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 (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | chemical, chemical substance, |
| definition | : | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules (noun.substance) |
12. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
13. a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | carry, |
| definition | : | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of (verb.contact) |
14. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | carry, transport, carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
15. (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others (noun.person)
| derivation | : | carry, |
| definition | : | have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence (verb.stative) |
16. someone whose employment involves carrying something (noun.person)
| derivation | : | bear, |
| definition | : | move while holding up or supporting (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | lug, tote, tug, |
| definition | : | carry with difficulty (verb.contact) |
17. a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal (noun.phenomenon)
18. a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
19. a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | carry, |
| definition | : | bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of (verb.contact) |
20. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | carry, transport, carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
21. (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others (noun.person)
| derivation | : | carry, |
| definition | : | have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence (verb.stative) |
22. someone whose employment involves carrying something (noun.person)
| derivation | : | bear, |
| definition | : | move while holding up or supporting (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | lug, tote, tug, |
| definition | : | carry with difficulty (verb.contact) |
23. a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal (noun.phenomenon)
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