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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kar-ee-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær i ər |
Definition of carriers
Origin :- late 14c., agent noun from carry (v.). Meaning "person or animal that carries and disseminates infection without suffering obvious disease" is from 1899; genetic sense is 1933. As a short form of aircraft carrier it dates from 1917. Carrier pigeon is from 1640s.
- noun one who carries or transmits something
- noun a ship that carries airplanes
- Take food in your food bags and your carriers empty on your backs.'
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- The Cacique looked at the carriers on their backs and frowned.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- They caught the Indian carriers, who were just easing their loads under the walls.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- All the carriers dropped Smith's body and bolted in the panic.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- It is also a valuable convenience both to shippers and carriers.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- As he weighed sixteen stone I had no end of rows with the carriers.
- Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
- Three carriers could have brought all that was wanted to set that steamboat afloat.
- Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
- Several of the carriers fell, wounded by the slugs, and the rest fled.
- Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty
- It was followed by a supply column, and the bulk of the carriers.
- Extract from : « Through Three Campaigns » by G. A. Henty
- Birds of this sub-race are too valuable to be flown as carriers.
- Extract from : « The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. » by Charles Darwin
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