1 a company that carries goods or passengers from one place to another, especially by air:
Delta Air Lines, the third-largest carrier in the US
2 a military vehicle or ship that carries soldiers or equipment from one place to another:
an armoured personnel carrier
seealsoAIRCRAFTCARRIER, PEOPLECARRIER
3 a person who passes a disease to other people but does not suffer from it
4 a metal frame that is fixed to a bicycle and used for carrying bags
5 a person or thing that carries sth:
Aquarius, the Water Carrier * a baby carrier (= for carrying a baby on your back or in front of you)
6 (BrE) = CARRIERBAG
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