carrier
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkɛrɪər/
- The company invested in a new truck carrier to improve its distribution services.
- armored personnel carrier
- personnel carrier
- bulk carrier
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- We have panders like armored personnel carriers that are really really fast zipping all over the town.
- The carrier is also that mobile base camper, the carrier in that room as well.
Examples
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Troop carrier coming in.
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Photograph #5 shows a BTR-152 troop carrier of World War Two vintage.
Fiction book (1997) -
How long would it take for a cargo carrier to appear?
Fiction book (1991) -
Those look like cargo carriers.
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How about an armored personnel carrier?
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Cargo carrier headed for Marseilles.
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Lando opened his visor and found that the cargo carrier's air tasted musty and stale.
Fiction book (1991) -
Vacuums and shovel cranes are used to unload these cargoes from the bulk carriers.
Academic text (2008) -
The cargo carrier delivered the supplies to the remote village on time.
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To transport the goods safely, we hired a specialized flatbed carrier.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large boat that carries people or goods across the sea
∞
1.6
A machine like a car or bus that carries people and goods
70
4.0
A large ship that carries goods between ports for sale
31
3.0
A large ship that carries goods between ports
17
2.5
A vehicle like a van that carries packages to customers
15
4.9
A military vehicle that carries soldiers and their equipment
11
4.0
A ship that carries soldiers or military equipment
5
3.4
A ship that carries goods, often in containers
3
2.2
A large ship that carries people, not cargo
3
4.4
A vehicle like a truck or plane that carries soldiers
2
2.3
A van that carries people rather than goods
1
4.5
A large truck that carries cars from one place to another
1
5.0
A machine like a car or tractor that moves by its own power
1
3.9
A large ship that carries many shipping containers across the sea
1
4.5
A train that carries people and their cars
1
3.0
A machine with wheels like a car or bus that moves on roads
1
7.5
A boat that carries mail and sometimes people and goods on a regular route
1
4.4
A large ship that carries many shipping containers
1
2.8
A large truck that carries several cars to dealerships
1
4.8
A large ship that carries goods on regular routes at set times
A large ship built to move thousands of cars between countries
Compounds
53
3.8
A very large war ship with a long flat deck where military planes take off and land
- Specialized
13
5.3
A military vehicle with metal protection that carries soldiers safely
- Specialized
7
6.1
Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
2
2.8
A player in football or rugby who holds the ball and tries to move forward to score
- Formal
1
3.7
A person or company that carries people and goods for the public and must pay for any loss and damage
- Formal
1
3.9
A company that sends data for the public and must treat all messages the same
- Specialized
1
6.6
A light military truck that carries weapons like mortars or machine guns and their crews
- Specialized
1
9.9
A person who carries bricks and mortar to bricklayers at a building site
- Specialized
1
8.1
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
- Specialized
1
6.7
A person or animal who carries a disease without feeling sick but can infect others
- Specialized
A way to separate substances on filter paper using electric current to study them
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Etymology
Carrier comes from the same root as carry and car, words for moving things by vehicle. So a vehicle called a carrier is one that 'carries' goods or people from place to place.