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carrier

[kar-ee-er] / ˈkær i ər /
NOUN
one who carries or transmits something
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NOUN
a ship that carries airplanes
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If you have an airline-branded credit card, it often includes the perk of a free checked bag on that carrier — although the card itself might have an annual fee.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Our hope was that it would be less traumatic than a flight for her first long stretch in a pet carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Zyw said the painting was then kept at a shop worker's house until it could be collected and brought to the gallery by an art carrier.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Jet fuel for air forces, too, has become a scarce resource, with the government under pressure to keep stocks for the national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, an engine of the economy and Africa’s largest airline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Navy aircraft carrier more than 1,092 feet long and carrying about 3,200 crew members, it had been on its way to South Korea to participate in naval maneuvers when the earthquake hit Japan.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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