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| Main Entry: | carrier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who carries or transmits something |
| Synonyms: | bearer, courier, letter carrier, mail carrier, messenger, shipper, delivery person, transporter |
| Main Entry: | carrier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a ship that carries airplanes |
| Synonyms: | aircraft carrier, warship, flattop |
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-nouns
carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer; cargador; express, expressman; stevedore, coolie; conductor, locomotive, motor., beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, throughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer; racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse; ketch, sheltie; garran, garron; jennet, genet, bayard, marek, stallion, gelding; bronco, broncho, cayuse [U.S.]; creature, critter [rural U.S.]; cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler; stud., Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante., ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy, ladino [U.S.]; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon., carriage (vehicle) [more]; ship [more].
-adjectives
equine, asinine.
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| Main Entry: | courier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | messenger |
| Synonyms: | bearer, carrier, emissary, envoy, express, go-between, gofer*, herald, runner, dispatcher, gopher, intelligencer, internuncio |
| Antonyms: | receiver, sender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emissary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deputy |
| Synonyms: | agent, ambassador, bearer, carrier, consul, courier, delegate, envoy, front, go-between, herald, hired gun*, intermediary, legate, messenger, representative, scout, spy, internuncio, rep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | envoy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deputy |
| Synonyms: | agent, ambassador, attaché, bearer, carrier, chargé d'affaires, consul, courier, delegate, diplomat, emissary, intermediary, internuncio, legate, medium, messenger, minister, nuncio, plenipotentiary, representative, vicar |
| Main Entry: | messenger |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person carrying information to another |
| Synonyms: | agent, ambassador, bearer, carrier, courier, delegate, detachment, detail, emissary, envoy, forerunner, go-between*, gofer*, harbinger, herald, intermediary, mediator, minister, post, precursor, prophet, runner, commissionaire, crier, delivery person, dispatcher, errand person, flag-bearer, schlepper |
| Notes: | a harbinger is an indication of the approach of something or someone; a messenger is a person who carries a communications or performs an errand; an omen is a sign of something about to happen |
| Antonyms: | receiver |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | porter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who serves as attendant, caretaker |
| Synonyms: | bearer, bellhop, carrier, concierge, gatekeeper, janitor, baggage carrier, doorkeeper, doorperson, redcap, skycap, transporter |
| Main Entry: | shipper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sender |
| Synonyms: | carrier, merchant, consigner, exporter, transporter |
| Main Entry: | aircraft carrier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large warship |
| Synonyms: | carrier, warship, attack aircraft carrier, flattop |
| Main Entry: | common carrier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | transport or telecommunications company |
| Synonyms: | carrier, driver, shipper, conveyer, transporter, truck driver, trucker |
| Main Entry: | bearer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who carries messages or deliveries |
| Synonyms: | agent, beast of burden*, carrier, courier, emissary, envoy, messenger, porter, runner, servant, shipper, conveyor, drogher, internuncio, transporter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | channel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pathway, usually containing water |
| Synonyms: | approach, aqueduct, arroyo, artery, avenue, canal, canyon, carrier, chamber, chase, conduit, course, dig, ditch, duct, furrow, gouge, groove, gully, gutter, main, means, medium, pass, passage, pipe, route, runway, sewer, slit, sound, strait, trough, tube, tunnel, vein, watercourse, way, fluting, raceway, tideway |
| Main Entry: | transport |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | move, transfer |
| Synonyms: | carriage, carrier, conveyance, lift, movement, moving, passage, removal, shipment, shipping, transit, transportation, vehicle, carrying, carting, conveying, conveyor, freightage, hauling, mover, transference, transferring, transporting, transshipment, truckage |
| Antonyms: | idle, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | vehicle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | machine used for transportation |
| Synonyms: | agent, automobile, bicycle, boat, buggy, bus, cab, car, carrier, conveyance, crate*, jalopy*, mechanism, motorcycle, transport, truck, van, wagon, chariot, jeep, taxi, vector, wheels |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | runner |
| Part of Speech: | noun1 |
| Definition: | one who runs |
| Synonyms: | carrier, contestant, courier, entrant, messenger, racer, cross-country runner, distance runner, hurdler, jogger, long distance runner, marathoner, middle distance runner, sprinter, trackman |
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