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COMMON CARRIER Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase common carrier. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase common carrier. (close relations)
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carrier
nounn
noun

• someone whose employment involves carrying something

• a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

• a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

• an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

• a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

• a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

• a man who delivers the mail

• a boy who delivers newspapers

• (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

• a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

• (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

conveyer
nounn
noun

• a person who conveys (carries or transmits)

• a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

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

freighter
nounn
noun

• a cargo ship

hauler
nounn
noun

• a haulage contractor

messenger
nounn
noun

• a person who carries a message

mover
verb, nounv, n
noun

• workman employed by a moving company

• (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion

• someone who moves

• a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another

shipper
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who ships goods

• a company in the business of shipping freight

transporter
nounn
noun

• a long truck for carrying motor vehicles

• a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships

• a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

Best Hypernyms For COMMON CARRIER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for common carrier, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
business carrier concern conveyer hauler transporter
Phrases (3)
business concernbusiness organisationbusiness organization

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