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Synonyms for carrier

17 synonyms
4 meanings

noun

Most common

bearer toter mail carrier postal carrier spider aircraft carrier messenger newsboy

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bearer — A person or object that carries someone or something else

bearer, toter, translator dated

2. Mail carrier

mail carrier, postal carrier, letter carrier

3. Arm — that which drives or carries. A movable piece in a planetary gear train

4. Aircraft carrier

aircraft carrier, flat-top

Other

messenger, porter, conveyor, common carrier, newsboy, bullwhacker US, roadline IN

Definitions

n. 1
A person or object that carries someone or something else.
armored personnel carrier
n. 2
That which drives or carries. A movable piece in a planetary gear train.
n. 3
A person or object that carries someone or something else. Ellipsis of aircraft carrier. A starship designed to carry starfighters
n. 4
A carrier pigeon.

Related words

Phrases: spear carrier mail carrier letter carrier postal carrier carrier bag carrier wave car carrier aircraft carrier

Forms

Plural: carriers → bearers, toters, translators, arms…

Example sentences

bearer The bearer of this letter is my friend Suzuki.
spider "Come into my parlor," said the spider to the fly.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
carrier		falling
bearer		steady
toter		steady
spider		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: arm¹
5 letters: toter
6 letters: spider², porter², bearer²
7 letters: newsboy
8 letters: conveyor³, roadline
9 letters: messenger³
10 letters: translator³
11 letters: bullwhacker

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spider² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: transporteur
Italiano: trasportatore