carrier

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun aviation

n. a company that provides regular flights for passengers or cargo.

n. a commercial company that provides air transport services for travelling passengers and freight.

“The national carrier announced several new routes to Asia this morning.”

“Low-cost carriers have significantly disrupted the aviation market by offering point-to-point services at a fraction of the price of legacy airlines.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a very large warship that acts as a base for planes to take off and land.

n. a large warship designed with a flight deck to serve as a seagoing airbase for aircraft.

“The aircraft carrier stayed in the middle of the ocean for several months.”

“The fleet was led by a nuclear-powered carrier, capable of launching dozens of fighter jets within minutes of an alert.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Computing American English

n. a company that provides mobile phone and internet service.

n. a telecommunications company that provides wireless communication services to mobile phone subscribers.

“I need to check if my phone is compatible with a local carrier before I travel.”

“Major wireless carriers are competing fiercely to expand their 5G infrastructure across rural areas to capture new market segments.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Medicine Technical

n. a person or animal that has a disease and can pass it to others, but does not feel sick themselves.

n. an individual who carries a pathogenic microorganism or genetic mutation without showing clinical symptoms, but can transmit it to others.

“Some people are healthy carriers of the virus and don't know they are spreading it.”

“Epidemiologists identified several asymptomatic carriers who had unknowingly facilitated the rapid spread of the infection through the community.”

B1 · Intermediate Countable noun British English

n. a plastic or paper bag with handles used for carrying shopping.

n. a shopping bag, typically made of plastic or heavy paper, provided by a retail store.

“Do you need a carrier bag for these groceries, or did you bring your own?”

“The government introduced a mandatory charge for plastic carrier bags to encourage shoppers to use reusable alternatives.”

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Science Technical

n. a wave or substance that carries information or another material.

n. a wave, gas, or liquid that serves as a medium for transmitting information or transporting another substance.

“The radio station uses a high-frequency carrier to send the music to your car.”

“In gas chromatography, an inert carrier gas such as helium is used to move the sample through the column for analysis.”