carrier

1. A person or object that carries someone or something else.Examples: "And each was hideously powerful: an attack carrier could destroy a world, a force of cruisers and spinship destroyers could destroy a sun."; "The first carrier completely ignored us, sir! Blew through the Malta’s debris field and headed straight for Earth!"; "In fleet combat, carriers stay clear of battle, launching fighters bearing disruptor torpedoes. Fighters are the primary striking power of the ship; if a carrier enters mass accelerator range of the enemy, things have gone very wrong. It is possible to recover and rearm fighters during combat, though most carriers seal the flight deck and try to stay out of the way. The flight deck is essentially a corridor through the armor and into the heart of the vessel. A single well-placed torpedo is enough to gut a carrier. Alliance carriers are named after great leaders, artists, and intellectuals from human history."Synonyms: bearer, -phore, translatorbroadly

2. A person or object that carries someone or something else.Synonyms: bearer, -phore, translatorUKabbreviationalt-ofellipsis

3. (telecommunications) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.

4. (aviation) A certified airline.Examples: "Southwest, the nation’s largest domestic carrier, is installing seats with less cushion and thinner materials — a svelte model known in the business as “slim-line.”"

5. (engineering) That which drives or carries.

6. (engineering) That which drives or carries.