carrier
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++car·ri·er /ˈkæriə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 BBCTTa company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another 运输公司 → carry an international carrier 跨国运输公司2. PMTTCa military vehicle or ship used to move soldiers, weapons etc 〔运送士兵、武器等的〕军车；运输舰 → aircraft carrier, people carrier3 MI medical someone who passes a disease or gene to other people, especially without being affected by it themselves 〔病菌、病毒或隐形基因的〕携带者 → carry carriers of the lung disease, TB 肺结核病菌的携带者4 TTBsomething used for carrying something 搬运物，运输工具 → carry a baby carrier 婴儿背带5. D British English a carrier bag 手提购物袋6. American English a company that provides a service such as insurance or telephones 〔提供保险、电话等服务的〕服务公司
Examples from the Corpus
carrier• Carrie had Nick's case as well as her own and a carrier bag with a broken string handle.• a carrier with routes to the eastern U.S.• So the last hope of hitting the enemy carriers was reluctantly abandoned.• We give a gift to the letter carrier at Christmas.• a newspaper carrier• Yet Gloria herself never seemed to hold on to more than the bare essentials that they had in their two paper carriers.• Fuchida ordered his remaining 324 aircraft back to the waiting carriers but stayed as long as he could over the target.From Longman Business Dictionarycarriercar‧ri‧er /ˈkæriə-ər/ noun [countable]TRANSPORTORGANIZATIONS a person or company whose job is to TRANSPORT goods from one place to anothernational carriers like Pickfords, with their own warehouses and regular clientelethe American overseas air carrier, United Airlines → bulk carrier → common carrier → contract carrier → limited carrier → private carrier → public carriercar·ri·er nounChineseSyllable
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carrier
car‧ri‧er /ˈkæriə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
1. a company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another ⇨ carry:
an international carrier
2. a military vehicle or ship used to move soldiers, weapons etc ⇨ aircraft carrier, people carrier
3. medical someone who passes a disease or gene to other people, especially without being affected by it themselves ⇨ carry:
carriers of the lung disease, TB
4. something used for carrying something ⇨ carry:
a baby carrier
5. British English a carrier bag
6. American English a company that provides a service such as insurance or telephones
car‧ri‧er /ˈkæriə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. a company that moves goods or passengers from one place to another ⇨ carry:
2. a military vehicle or ship used to move soldiers, weapons etc ⇨ aircraft carrier, people carrier
3. medical someone who passes a disease or gene to other people, especially without being affected by it themselves ⇨ carry:
4. something used for carrying something ⇨ carry:
5. British English a carrier bag
6. American English a company that provides a service such as insurance or telephones