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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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It’s Canada’s flag carrier, a formerly state-owned company that was privatized on the legislated condition that it remain fully bilingual and have its head office in Montreal, in largely French-speaking Quebec.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Last week, Korean Air became the latest carrier to say it was moving into emergency management mode.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Air India Chief Executive Campbell Wilson is stepping down, the latest setback for India’s flag carrier as it grapples with continuing losses following a deadly crash last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The worldwide oil squeeze has hit aviation, with Indonesia on Monday saying it would increase a jet fuel surcharge and low-cost carrier Air Asia X announcing ticket price hikes of up to 40 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Laney set Paganini’s carrier on the doormat, then carried the little tree upstairs.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser