CARRIER — 7 letter word
carrier
The word carrier has 7 letters: C, A, R, R, I, E, R. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele".
7 letter word "carrier": C A R R I E R — noun
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends: 10
Letter Analysis of carrier
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 3 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 4 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of carrier
noun
- (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele
- a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings Synonyms: aircraft carrier
- a rack attached to a vehicle
- a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business"
- a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages Synonyms: common carrier
- (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others Synonyms: immune carrier
- a boy who delivers newspapers Synonyms: newsboy
- someone whose employment involves carrying something "the bonds were transmitted by carrier" Synonyms: bearer, toter
- a man who delivers the mail Synonyms: mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier
- a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal Synonyms: carrier wave
- an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction