26984 words

carrier

13 definitions • 18 examples
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a person or thing that carries something
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used as a combining form, especially in phrases that refer to military vehicles of a type that carry other vehicles or groups of soldiers:

Examples:

an armoured troop-carrier
a freight carrier
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informal for
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a company that provides mobile phone services to people so they can make calls, send messages, etc.:

Examples:

You can transfer your existing mobile phone number to a new carrier.
Only your carrier limits the number of characters you can receive in text messages.
People are willing to change phone carriers in order to save a few dollars.
They used the new high-speed data networks that cell phone carriers had built.
The company is one of Japan's biggest mobile phone carriers.
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a large plastic or paper bag with handles, used to carry things that you have bought, especially one given to you in a shop
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someone who does not suffer from a disease but has the infection or genetic fault that causes it and can give the disease to someone else:

Examples:

There are an estimated 1.5 million HIV carriers in the country.
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a person or thing that carries or delivers something:

Examples:

She’s got a job as a letter carrier.
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a person who can give a disease to other people but may not show any signs of having the disease
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a company that transports goods or people from one place to another:

Examples:

The company loses fewer drivers because it is a shorter-haul carrier whose drivers are typically away overnight rather than weeks on end.
Sioux Railway is the ninth largest rail carrier in the nation.
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Examples:

The Dallas-based carrier will offer same-plane service with one or more stops to 27 cities.
Etihad Airways is Abu Dhabi's national carrier.
low-cost/low-fare/no-frills carrier
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Examples:

The company will pay $2 million of the settlement, with the rest from its insurance carrier and other parties.
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Examples:

Number portability allows you to transfer your existing cell phone number to a new carrier.
a mobile/mobile phone/cellphone carrier
In 1984 AT&T became the largest long-distance carrier.

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