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KAR-ee-uh/ˈkæriə/

A carrier transports people or goods: a rail carrier; a mobile carrier (phone company). It also means a person who can pass on a disease without being ill. Airline is a specific flying company. Do not mix carrier with career. In health texts, a carrier may need different advice from a patient with symptoms.

Meaning

A company that transports people or goods; also a person who can pass on a disease without being ill.

Examples

• “The mobile carrier raised prices in April.”
• “The mobile carrier raised line rental in April.”
• “A carrier of the infection can still attend school if public-health rules allow, which is the medical sense.”

Good to know

a mobile / freight carrier. Medical: a carrier of a disease. Mix-up: career. Flying company: airline (more specific).

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