Meaning ofcarrierin English

Noun

1. a person or object that transports something/someone
2. a person/company that ships goods
3. a mobile network operator; provides wireless services
   The company is a major carrier of mobile phone services.
4. an airline with official certification; operates flights
   The airline is a licensed carrier with a good safety record.
5. a signal that transmits information; modulated
   The radio station uses a carrier wave to broadcast its signal.
6. a bird that carries messages
   In some countries, pigeons are used as carrier birds to deliver messages.
7. a substance facilitating chemical reactions
   The catalyst is a carrier that speeds up the reaction.
8. an organism with a genetic trait; asymptomatic
   A person can be a carrier of a disease without showing symptoms.
9. a particle transporting electrical charge
   In electronics, electrons are the carrier of electric current.
10. a medium for another substance (in art, etc.)
    The gel is used as a carrier for the pigment in the painting.