Träger — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bearer noun A person or thing that carries or holds something.
- Carrier noun A person, vehicle, or company that transports goods, passengers, or messages.
- flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
- girder noun A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
- host noun A person who welcomes and entertains guests, or who runs an event.
- joist noun A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
- porter noun A person employed to carry luggage or goods, especially at a station, airport, or hotel.
- support noun Help, encouragement or resources given to someone or something.
- vehicle noun A machine used to carry or transport people, goods, or objects, such as a car, truck, or bus.
Senses
Träger is used for these senses in English:
- bearer One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
- bearer One who possesses a cheque, bond, or other notes promising payment.
- carrier A person or object that carries someone or something else.
- carrier A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
- flat A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- girder A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
- host (evolution, genetics) An organism bearing certain genetic material, with respect to its cells.
- joist A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
bearer — full definition
- noun A person or thing that carries or holds something.
- noun The person named or holding a document such as a cheque, entitling them to payment.
Carrier — full definition
- noun A person, vehicle, or company that transports goods, passengers, or messages.
- noun Someone who carries and can transmit a disease or gene without necessarily showing symptoms.
- noun Short for "aircraft carrier," a warship built to launch and land airplanes.