carrier
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
carriers
plural
carriers
Britannica Dictionary definition of CARRIER
[count]
1
:
someone or something that carries something: such as
a
:
mail carrier
b
:
a container used to move something from one place to another
-
I put the pet carrier in the car.
-
The equipment comes with its own carrier. [=carrying case]
2
:
a company that moves people or goods from one place to another
-
The airline is the nation's largest carrier.
3
:
a person or animal that can give a disease or a gene to others but is not affected by it
-
Mosquitoes can be carriers of malaria.
4
US
:
a company that provides a specified service (such as insurance or long-distance telephone service)
-
We switched to a different long-distance carrier to save money on our phone bill.
5
