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carrier

[kar-ee-er] / ˈkær i ər /
NOUN
one who carries or transmits something
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NOUN
a ship that carries airplanes
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Wilson, a veteran of Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier Scoot, was brought in as Air India’s CEO after the company was taken private by Tata Sons, linked to one of India’s largest conglomerates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Jet fuel for air forces, too, has become a scarce resource, with the government under pressure to keep stocks for the national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, an engine of the economy and Africa’s largest airline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Injury and high-level competition in the centres resulted in arguably the greatest England women's player being deployed on the ground as the team's water carrier.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The carrier plans to raise prices 8% starting April 26 and ending next January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The other carrier, along with everything else they owned, was certainly nowhere to be found.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake