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“carrier”

12 fragments across 11 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 5 different families, from people outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Half-Orc, has 2.

Half-Orc


Fantasy races

ruk final · ruka final

  • Woldruk

    Wold upland-bred + ruk carrier

    upland-bred carrier

  • Holtruk

    Holt wood-raised + ruk carrier

    wood-raised carrier

  • Bleakruk

    Bleak cold-faced + ruk carrier

    cold-faced carrier

  • Ellruka

    Ell tall + ruka carrier

    tall carrier

  • Gildruka

    Gild gold-marked + ruka carrier

    gold-marked carrier

  • Marlruka

    Marl clay-stained + ruka carrier

    clay-stained carrier

Angel


Creatures

bearer final

  • Lampbearer

    Lamp kept flame + bearer carrier

    kept flame carrier

  • Namebearer

    Name true word + bearer carrier

    true word carrier

  • Dawnbearer

    Dawn first light + bearer carrier

    first light carrier

Cleric


Tabletop

bearer final

  • Dawnbearer

    Dawn first light + bearer carrier

    carrier of the first light

  • Relicbearer

    Relic kept bone + bearer carrier

    carrier of the kept bone

  • Saltbearer

    Salt blessed salt + bearer carrier

    carrier of the blessed salt

Gamertag


People

Vector initial

  • Vectorpulse

    Vector carrier + pulse beating

    carrier beating

  • Vectorkite

    Vector carrier + kite hovering bird

    carrier hovering bird

  • Vectorecho

    Vector carrier + echo sound

    carrier sound

God


Creatures

bearer final

  • Deepbearer

    Deep abyssal dark + bearer carrier

    abyssal dark carrier

  • Mercybearer

    Mercy granted pity + bearer carrier

    granted pity carrier

  • Gatebearer

    Gate threshold + bearer carrier

    threshold carrier

Lich


Creatures

vector final

  • Auratovector

    Aurato gilded + vector carrier

    gilded carrier

  • Silentivector

    Silenti soundless + vector carrier

    soundless carrier

  • Arcanovector

    Arcano secret + vector carrier

    secret carrier

Paladin


Tabletop

bearer final

  • Shieldbearer

    Shield warding board + bearer carrier

    warding board carrier

  • Vowbearer

    Vow spoken promise + bearer carrier

    spoken promise carrier

  • Bellbearer

    Bell tolling call + bearer carrier

    tolling call carrier

Spaceship


Objects

Vector initial

  • Vector Restraint

    Vector carrier + restraint held hand

    carrier held hand

  • Vector Helm

    Vector carrier + helm steering post

    carrier steering post

  • Vector Bearing

    Vector carrier + bearing carrying

    carrier carrying

Superhero


People

Vector initial

  • Vector Gale

    Vector carrier + gale strong blast

    carrier strong blast

  • Vector Warden

    Vector carrier + warden castle keeper

    carrier castle keeper

  • Vector Anvil

    Vector carrier + anvil hammer block

    carrier hammer block

Username


People

vector final

  • Pewtervector

    Pewter grey alloy + vector carrier

    grey alloy carrier

  • Earlyvector

    Early before the hour + vector carrier

    before the hour carrier

  • Swiftvector

    Swift quick away + vector carrier

    quick away carrier

Wizard


People

bearer final

  • Chalkbearer

    Chalk soft white stone + bearer carrier

    soft white stone carrier

  • Nightbearer

    Night dark hours + bearer carrier

    dark hours carrier

  • Thornbearer

    Thorn sharp barb + bearer carrier

    sharp barb carrier

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “carrier”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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