carrier (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkæriər/
Definition
A person or company that transports goods or people for payment.
Examples
The shipping carrier lost one of the containers.
She works as a bus carrier, driving routes across the state.
Airlines are the primary carriers of international passengers.
How to Use carrier
- carrier of (prepositional phrase)
- Someone or something that transmits or transports something. — "He was identified as a carrier of the disease."
- aircraft carrier (collocation)
- A large warship equipped with a flat deck from which aircraft can take off and land. — "The navy launched fighter jets from the aircraft carrier."
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