Meaning & use
carrier
A person, company, or vehicle that transports goods, passengers, or information from place to place.
See it in a sentence
The airline is one of the largest carriers operating international flights.
A postal carrier delivered the package to the wrong address by mistake.
A note on using this word
In medicine, a carrier is someone who transmits a disease or gene without showing symptoms.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person or animal that transmits a disease-causing organism or gene without being affected by it.
Doctors tested whether she was a carrier of the inherited condition.
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