carrier
/ˈkæɹi.ɚ/ noun C1- A person or object that carries someone or something else. · armored personnel carrier
- A starship designed to carry starfighters
- A carrier pigeon.
- A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
- A signal such as radio, sound, or light that is modulated to transmit information.
- A mobile network operator; wireless carrier.
- A certified airline.
- A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the motion of the faceplate; a lathe dog.
Plural carriers
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“They must go by the carrier,” she thought; “and how funny it’ll seem, sending presents to one’s own feet!
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