C1nountransporttravel
US/ˈker.i.ər/
UK/ˈkær.i.ə/
a company that carries passengers or goods, especially an airline; also something that carries a thing
In context
Vietnam Airlines is the national carrier, but budget carriers now fly most domestic routes.
The low-cost carrier added three new routes to Japan this year.
He put the shopping in a plastic carrier and hung it on the handlebars.
Words that go with carrier
noun + noun
- budget carrierFlying with a budget carrier is cheap but you pay for luggage.
- freight carrierThe freight carrier moves goods between ports in the region.
- baby carrierShe walked around the market with her son in a baby carrier.
adjective + noun
- national carrierThe national carrier is ordering twenty new planes.
- low-cost carrierA low-cost carrier now flies from Hue to Bangkok.