different between carrier vs tranter

English

Etymology

carry +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kæ.??.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæ.??.?/, /?k?-/
• Rhymes: -æri?(r)
• Hyphenation: car?ri?er

Noun

carrier (plural carriers)

1. A person or object that carries someone or something else.
2. A carrier pigeon.
3. A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
   • 1727, Jonathan Swift, A Short View of the State of Ireland

     The roads [are] crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures.

4. A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
5. (telecommunications) A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
6. (aviation) A certified airline.
   • 2013 Dec. 22, Jad Mouawad and Martha C. White, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 23 December 2013):

     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.”

7. (engineering) That which drives or carries.
   1. A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
   2. A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.
   3. A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers the cartridge to a position from which it can be thrust into the barrel.
   4. A movable piece in a planetary gear train.

      Synonyms: spider, arm

8. (chemistry) A catalyst or other intermediary in a chemical reaction.
9. (genetics, pathology) A person or other organism that has a genetic trait, mutation or infection liable to cause a disease, but displays no symptoms.
10. (physics, electronics) charge carrier
11. (art, manufacturing) A liquid or gas used as a medium for another substance.

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Further reading

• carrier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• English Carrier pigeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Homing pigeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• traunter

Etymology

trant +? -er

Noun

tranter (plural tranters)

1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) One who trants; a peddler; a carrier.
   • 1879, William Barnes, Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect, Dobbin Dead

     An’ he met wi’ zome yew-twigs the men had a-cast

     Vrom the yew-tree, in churchyard, the road that he past.

     He wer pweison’d. (1.) O dear, ’tis a hard loss to bear,

     Vor a tranter’s whole bread is a-lost wi’ his meäre;

   • 1929 Florence Hardy "The Early Life of Thomas Hardy, 1841-1891"

     ...the persons tenanting these few houses included two retired military officers, one old navy lieutenant, a small farmer and tranter, a relieving officer and registrar, and an old militiaman […]