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2. carrier
noun. ['ˈkæriːɝ, ˈkɛriːɝ'] a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something.
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3. carrier
noun. ['ˈkæriːɝ, ˈkɛriːɝ'] a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings.
4. carrier
noun. ['ˈkæriːɝ, ˈkɛriːɝ'] a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages.
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5. carrier
noun. ['ˈkæriːɝ, ˈkɛriːɝ'] a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like.
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6. carrier
noun. ['ˈkæriːɝ, ˈkɛriːɝ'] (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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7. carrier
noun. ['ˈkæriːɝ, ˈkɛriːɝ'] (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.
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8. spear
verb. ['ˈspɪr'] pierce with a spear.
Etymology
- spear (English)
- spere (Old English (ca. 450-1100))