Carrier vs. Courier

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  • Courier

    A courier is a company that delivers messages, packages, and mail.

Wikipedia
  • Carrier (noun)

    A person or object that carries someone or something else.

    “aircraft carrier”

    “armored personnel carrier”

  • Carrier (noun)

    A newspaperese term (misnomer) for a homing pigeon, racing pigeon, racing homer, homer.

  • Carrier (noun)

    An Old English carrier pigeon or Old English carrier (the “King of the Doos”).

  • Carrier (noun)

    A person or company in the business of shipping freight.

  • Carrier (noun)

    A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.

  • Carrier (noun)

    A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.

  • Carrier (noun)

    A certified airline.

  • Carrier (noun)

    That which carries.

  • Carrier (noun)

    A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.

  • Carrier (noun)

    A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.

  • Carrier (noun)

    A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.

  • Carrier (noun)

    A person or organism that has inherited a genetic trait, mutation or infectious disease, but displays no symptoms.

  • Carrier (noun)

    charge carrier

  • Courier (noun)

    A person who looks after and guides tourists.

  • Courier (noun)

    A person who delivers messages.

  • Courier (noun)

    A company that delivers messages.

  • Courier (noun)

    A company that transports goods.

  • Courier (noun)

    A user who earns access to a topsite by uploading warez.

  • Courier (verb)

    To deliver by courier.

    “We’ll have the contract couriered to you.”

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