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   carrier

   /ˈkarɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something: "water carriers"
   • ▪ a carrier bag: British "a plastic carrier"
   • 2. a person or company that undertakes the professional conveyance of goods or people: "the instruments can be sent by carrier"
   • ▪ a vessel or vehicle for transporting goods in bulk: "the largest timber carrier ever to dock at Sharpness"
   • ▪ an aircraft carrier: "aircraft from the carrier Illustrious attacked the Italian fleet"
   • ▪ a company that provides facilities for conveying telecommunications messages: "Japan's biggest international telecoms carrier is Singapore Telecom"
   • 3. a person or animal that transmits a disease-causing organism to others, especially without themselves displaying symptoms: "the badger is a carrier of bovine tuberculosis"
   • ▪ an individual that possesses a particular gene, especially as a single copy whose effect is masked by a dominant allele, so that the associated characteristic (such as a hereditary disease) is not displayed but may be passed to offspring: "the husband and wife may both be carriers of the same recessive gene, with a 25% chance of a diseased child"
   • 4. a substance used to support or convey another substance such as a pigment, catalyst, or radioactive material.
   • ▪ short for charge carrier
   • ▪ a molecule that transfers a specified molecule or ion within the body, especially across a cell membrane.

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   What does a carrier mean?

   • A carrier is a vehicle that is used for carrying people, especially soldiers, or things. There were armoured personnel carriers and tanks on the streets. Deliveries are made by common carrier or van line. 2. See also aircraft carrier A carrier is a passenger airline.

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   What is a carrier of a disease?

   • 1. A person or animal that serves as a host for a disease-causing organism and can transmit it to others, but does not have symptoms of the disease. Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria, for example. 2. An organism that carries a gene for a trait but does not show the trait itself.

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   What makes a person a carrier?

   • In medicine, a person is a carrier if they test positive for a pathogen or a genetic defect without showing any symptoms. This person can unwittingly spread the illness to others without ever knowing he or she is the source. If your job involves carrying things or people, you work as a carrier.

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   What is the difference between a carrier and a common carrier?

   • If your job involves carrying things or people, you work as a carrier. If you deliver newspapers, you are a newspaper carrier. If the job is to transport household items or people, your business is as a common carrier, such as a moving company or an airline.

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   An organism that carries a gene for a trait but does not show the trait itself. Carriers can produce offspring that express the trait by mating with another carrier of the same gene.

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   If your job involves carrying things or people, you work as a carrier. If you deliver newspapers, you are a newspaper carrier. If the job is to transport household items or people, your business is as a common carrier, such as a moving company or an airline.

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