Hypernym

noun

any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease

noun

a person who is immune to a particular infection

Instance_Hypernym

noun

United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

noun

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

carrier 9

noundomain: person

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(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 1
(medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

Derivationally related form

verb

have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence

Instance_Hyponym

noun

United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

noun

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques