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carrier

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkærɪə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkæriɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(karē ər)

Collocations for "carrier"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "carrier" in context.

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carrier

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [an international, a national, a domestic] carrier
  2. [an American, a European, an Asian] carrier
  3. [an airline, an aircraft, a cargo, a freight, a passenger] carrier
  4. a [telecommunications, wireless, internet] carrier
  5. change carriers
  6. contact your carrier [to, about]
  7. [a, our] trusted carrier
  8. a long-distance carrier
  9. is our carrier of choice
  10. works as a [newspaper, mail] carrier
  11. The goods have been [forwarded, sent, delivered] to the carrier.
  12. [picked up, collected, transported] by the carrier
  13. [can, will] be sent by carrier
  14. the [continent's, world's] leading carrier
  15. one of the leading carriers (in)
  16. in a [baby, toddler] carrier
  17. [Flies, Rats, Pigeons] are carriers of disease.
  18. is a carrier of the [disease, virus, disorder, condition, syndrome]
  19. a carrier of [herpes, MRSA]
  20. (if) both (of) your parents are carriers
  21. astrology: Aquarius, the Water Carrier
n as adj
  1. carrier [fees, charges, rates]
  2. [train, sent] a carrier pigeon
  3. UK: [use, buy, store] carrier bags
  4. UK: charge (5p) for a carrier bag
'carrier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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