CARRIER Synonyms
There are 26 hypernyms of the word carrier. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CARRIER
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bearer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone whose employment involves carrying something • a messenger who bears or presents • one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral • the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it | ||||||||
mailman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a man who delivers the mail | ||||||||
postman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a man who delivers the mail | ||||||||
attendant | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another • a person who is present and participates in a meeting • an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another adjective satellite • being present (at a meeting or event, etc.) • occurring with or following as a consequence | ||||||||
chauffeur | nounn | |||||||
noun • a man paid to drive a privately owned car verb • drive someone in a vehicle | ||||||||
conductor | nounn | |||||||
noun • the person who leads a musical group • a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat • the person who collects fares on a public conveyance • a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. | ||||||||
conveyor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who conveys (carries or transmits) • a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) | ||||||||
courier | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who carries a message | ||||||||
deliverer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rescues you from harm or danger • a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) • someone employed to make deliveries • a person who gives up or transfers money or goods | ||||||||
dispatcher | nounn | |||||||
noun • the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition • employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service | ||||||||
distributor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who markets merchandise • a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion • a company that markets merchandise • electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence | ||||||||
envoy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador • someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else • a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry | ||||||||
freighter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cargo ship | ||||||||
hauler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a haulage contractor | ||||||||
haulier | nounn | |||||||
noun • a haulage contractor | ||||||||
messenger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who carries a message | ||||||||
porter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person employed to carry luggage and supplies • United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) • someone who guards an entrance • United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) • a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) • United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) • a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley verb • carry luggage or supplies | ||||||||
runner | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who imports or exports without paying duties • someone who travels on foot by running • a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents • a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) • a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips • a trained athlete who competes in foot races • (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play • a long narrow carpet • device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along • fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil | ||||||||
shipper | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who ships goods • a company in the business of shipping freight | ||||||||
transferrer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who transfers something | ||||||||