Definition of "carrier" in English

noun

1. A person or object that carries someone or something else.

   • armored personnel carrier

2. A carrier pigeon.

3. A person or company in the business of shipping freight.

4. A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.

5. (telecommunications) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.

6. (aviation) A certified airline.

7. (engineering) That which drives or carries.

8. (chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.

9. (genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.

10. (physics, electronics) A charge carrier.

11. (art, manufacturing) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.

    • Linseed oil is often used as the carrier for pigment in oil painting.
    • inert carrier gas