noun
Carrier
noun
1
A person, vehicle, or company that transports goods, passengers, or messages.
"The package was handed off to a different carrier for the last leg of delivery."
"Her phone carrier offers unlimited data plans."
2
Someone who carries and can transmit a disease or gene without necessarily showing symptoms.
"He tested positive as a carrier of the recessive gene."
3
Short for "aircraft carrier," a warship built to launch and land airplanes.
"The fleet was led by a nuclear-powered carrier."
How to Use Carrier
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething or someone that carries, transports, or transmits.
Common pairings
insurance carrier
phone carrier
disease carrier
aircraft carrier
Word Forms
Carriers plural, Carriers plural
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The package was handed off to a different _____ for the last leg of delivery.