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a person or company whose job is to transport goods from one place to another:
• national carriers like Pickfords, with their own warehouses and regular clientele
• the American overseas air carrier, United Airlines
ˌbulk ˈcarrier TRANSPORTa large ship specially designed for carrying goods such as grain and oil that are transported loose, not packed in containersˌcommon ˈcarrier TRANSPORTa carrier that transport S goods from one place to another for any member of the public, and is responsible for any loss of the goods while they are being transported:• Under U.S. law, an ocean freight forwarder cannot act as a common carrier.
ˌcontract ˈcarrier also ˌpublic ˈcarrier TRANSPORTa carrier that arranges contracts with a number of producers, dealers etc to transport their goods from one place to another, and who can refuse to transport goods for anyone elseˌlimited ˈcarrier TRANSPORTˌprivate ˈcarrier TRANSPORTa carrier that used vehicles to transport only their own goodsˌpublic ˈcarrier TRANSPORTanother name for a contract carrier* * *
carrier UK US /ˈkæriər/ noun [C]► TRANSPORT a company that transports goods or people from one place to another: »The company loses fewer drivers because it is a shorter-haul carrier whose drivers are typically away overnight rather than weeks on end.
»Sioux Railway is the ninth largest rail carrier in the nation.
► TRANSPORT a company that operates aircraft: »The Dallas-based carrier will offer same-plane service with one or more stops to 27 cities.
»Etihad Airways is Abu Dhabi's national carrier.
»low-cost/low-fare/no-frills carrier
► INSURANCE a company or organization that provides insurance: »The company will pay $2 million of the settlement, with the rest from its insurance carrier and other parties.
► COMMUNICATIONS a company that provides a communications service such as a phone, television, or internet service: »Number portability allows you to transfer your existing cell phone number to a new carrier.
»a mobile/mobile phone/cellphone carrier
»In 1984 AT&T became the largest long-distance carrier.
→ See also BULK CARRIER(Cf. ↑bulk carrier), COMMON CARRIER(Cf. ↑common carrier), CONTRACT CARRIER(Cf. ↑contract carrier), FREE CARRIER(Cf. ↑free carrier), LIMITED CARRIER(Cf. ↑limited carrier), PRIVATE CARRIER(Cf. ↑private carrier), PUBLIC CARRIER(Cf. ↑public carrier)
Financial and business terms. 2012.