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
- [an international, a national, a domestic] carrier
- [an American, a European, an Asian] carrier
- [an airline, an aircraft, a cargo, a freight, a passenger] carrier
- a [telecommunications, wireless, internet] carrier
- change carriers
- contact your carrier [to, about]
- [a, our] trusted carrier
- a long-distance carrier
- is our carrier of choice
- works as a [newspaper, mail] carrier
- The goods have been [forwarded, sent, delivered] to the carrier.
- [picked up, collected, transported] by the carrier
- [can, will] be sent by carrier
- the [continent's, world's] leading carrier
- one of the leading carriers (in)
- in a [baby, toddler] carrier
- [Flies, Rats, Pigeons] are carriers of disease.
- is a carrier of the [disease, virus, disorder, condition, syndrome]
- a carrier of [herpes, MRSA]
- (if) both (of) your parents are carriers
- astrology: Aquarius, the Water Carrier
- carrier [fees, charges, rates]
- [train, sent] a carrier pigeon
- UK: [use, buy, store] carrier bags
- UK: charge (5p) for a carrier bag
'carrier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):