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Definition carrier in British English

carrier noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkæriə(r)/
1

a company that moves goods or people from one place to another

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an international carrier

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3

someone who can pass a genetic disease to their children without suffering from it themselves

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3.1

a person or animal that can infect another person or animal with a disease without getting it themselves

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Definition carrier in British English