Impure drinking water can be a carrier of diseases.
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Carrier
/ˈkæɹ.ɪ.ə/
Synonyms for "carrier" (243 found)
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Closest matches (49)
Noun(13 words)
advocateaerial infectionairborne infectionaircraftaircraft carrieralpenstockaquariusarmathletic supporterbackbackbonebackingbandeaubearerbheestybiological vectorbrabracebracerbracket
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brassierebusboybuttresscaddiecanecargo handlercarriagecarrier pigeoncarrier wavecartercervixcommissionairecommon carriercommunicabilitycontagioncontagiousness
Strong matches (73)
contaminationconveyanceconveyercooliecorsetcouriercrookcruisercrutchcryptogenic infectioncupbearerdiplomatic courierdirect infectiondraymandroplet infectiondust infectionelectric waveelectromagnetic waveemissaryenvoy
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epidemiologyestafetteexpressexpressmanflattopfoundation garmentfreighterfulcrumganymedegirdlego betweengo-betweenground wavegun bearerguyguywirehand infectionhaulerhebehermeshertzian wavehigh-frequency wavehomerhoming pigeonindirect infectioninfectioninfectiousnessinternuncioirisjockjockstrapletter carrierlitter-bearerlong wavelow-frequency wavemail
Related words (121)
mail carmail coachmail packetmail trainmail truckmailermailplanemainstaymaintainermastmechanical vectormedium of transportationmercurymessagemessage-bearermessengermicrowavenecknunciopacket boat
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paul reverepheidippidesphytogenic infectionpigeon postporterpostpost boatpost carpost coachpost-horsepost-office carpostboyposterpostriderprimary infectionproppyogenic infectionradio waverailway mail carredcapreinforcereinforcementreinforcerrestresting placeriggingrunnerseaplane carriersecondary infectionshield-bearershippershortwaveshouldershroudsky waveskycapspinespritstaffstanding riggingstavestaystevedorestickstiffenerstrengthenerstretcher bearerstretcher-bearersubclinical infectionsupportsupportersustainertaintthe water bearertransmittertransporttransportertruck drivertruckerupholdervectorvehiclevesselviruswagonerwalking stickwater boywater carrierwaterborne infectionwatercraftwavelengthzoogenic infection
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31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
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10 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 26 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- но́сьбіт noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Bulgarian
2 entries- носа́ч noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- превозва́ч noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Catalan
1 entries- portador noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- باربەر noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 攜帶者 /携带者 noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Czech
1 entries- nosič noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Dutch
1 entries- drager noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Finnish
3 entries- kantaja noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- kuljetusväline noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- tukialus noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Galician
1 entries- transportista noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
German
1 entries- Träger noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Greek
2 entries- κομιστής noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- μεταφορέας noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Hindi
1 entries- कहार noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Ingrian
1 entries- kantaja noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Macedonian
2 entries- амал noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- носач noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Māori
1 entries- kaitiki noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- حمال noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Polish
1 entries- nośnik noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Portuguese
2 entries- carregador noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- portador noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Russian
3 entries- носи́льщик noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- носи́тель noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- носи́тельница noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- neach-giùlain noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Slovak
1 entries- nosič noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Spanish
1 entries- transportista noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Swahili
1 entries- mchukuzi noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Turkish
1 entries- hamal noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Ukrainian
2 entries- носи́тель noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
- носі́й noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Yiddish
1 entries- טרעגער noun (person or object that carries someone or something else)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Written words, carrier pigeons, the telegraph, and many other devices carried ideas faster and faster from man to man.
Source: tatoeba (320052)
The mail carrier delivers mail from door to door.
Source: tatoeba (324564)
Has the letter carrier been by yet?
Source: tatoeba (542032)
Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.