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CARRIER Synonyms

There are 32 synonyms of the word carrier. (exact relations)
There are 26 hypernyms of the word carrier. (close relations)
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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

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Alternatives for BEARER

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