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carrier vs being

being vs carrier

carrier and being both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carrier Yes No No No
being Yes No No No
As nouns, being is a hypernym of carrier; that is, being is a word with a broader meaning than carrier:
  • carrier: (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
  • being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Other hypernyms of carrier include organism.
carrier (noun) being (noun)
(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings the state or fact of existing
a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
a boy who delivers newspapers
a man who delivers the mail
someone whose employment involves carrying something
a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal
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
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