People and roles

Synonyms for carrier

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelinePeople and roles

someone whose employment involves carrying something

The bonds were transmitted by carrier.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

bearer

Same sentence, swapped: The bonds were transmitted by bearer.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for carrier as it is used in the sentence above.

newsboy
flattop
astronaut

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