Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kar-ee-er]
- /ˈkær i ər/
- /ˈkær.i.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kar-ee-er]
- /ˈkær i ər/
Definitions of carrier word
- countable noun carrier A carrier is a vehicle that is used for carrying people, especially soldiers, or things. 3
- countable noun carrier A carrier is a passenger airline. 3
- countable noun carrier A carrier is a person or an animal that is infected with a disease and so can make other people or animals ill. 3
- noun carrier a member of an Athapaskan Native North American people of British Columbia 3
- noun carrier a person, thing, or organization employed to carry goods, passengers, etc 3
- noun carrier a mechanism by which something is carried or moved, such as a device for transmitting rotation from the faceplate of a lathe to the workpiece 3
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Origin of carrier
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at carry, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Carrier
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carrier popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
carrier usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carrier
noun carrier
- shipper — a person who discusses, writes about, or takes an interest in a romantic relationship between fictional characters, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: Harry Potter/Hermione Granger shippers.
- transporter — a person or thing that transports, especially a very large truck for large or heavy loads, as missiles or automobiles.
- messenger — a person who carries a message or goes on an errand for another, especially as a matter of duty or business.
- bearer — The bearer of something such as a message is the person who brings it to you.
- courier — A courier is a person who is paid to take letters and parcels direct from one place to another.
Antonyms for carrier
noun carrier
- receiver — a person or thing that receives.
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