carrier
A person or object that carries someone or something else.
Noun 4 meanings
A person or object that carries someone or something else.
“armored personnel carrier”
A carrier pigeon.
A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
Etymology
From Middle English cariere, partly from carien + -ere, after Anglo-Norman carier, cariour, and partly directly from Anglo-Norman. By surface analysis, carry + -er.
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CARRIER at a glance
CARRIER has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + R 1 + R 1 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,271 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with carrier
All rhymesOne letter away
- CARRIED10
- CARRIES9
- BARRIER9
- HARRIER10
- CURRIER9
- FARRIER10
- MARRIER9
- CARNIER9
- PARRIER9
- TARRIER7
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