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carrier vs vector

vector vs carrier

carrier and vector both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carrier Yes No No No
vector Yes No No No
As nouns, vector is a hypernym of carrier; that is, vector is a word with a broader meaning than carrier:
  • carrier: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
  • vector: any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
Other hypernyms of carrier include transmitter, immune.
carrier (noun) vector (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 (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
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
Difference between carrier and vector

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