Thesaurus results for CARRIER

carrier

noun

Definition of carrier

as in hauler

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as in messenger

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as in kit

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Recent Examples of carrier Noel Washington, Notre Dame, running back, junior Washington rushed for 732 yards as a sophomore and returns to Notre Dame a step quicker and a more patient ball carrier. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 The Defense Ministry said Russian forces on Tuesday evening hit a bulk carrier in the Black Sea, southeast of Odesa, that was carrying military equipment. — Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 When the carrier provided an estimate of approximately $2,000, Schulz Logistics paid it without negotiation. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The carrier, along with a cruiser and a destroyer, have since been spotted crossing the Singapore Strait. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carrier

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrier

Noun

Once upon a time, Gurnee officials hankered for a passenger station close to Viking Park, which abuts the Canadian Pacific line the freight hauler shares with Amtrak trains.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
The workshop, scheduled during the City Council meeting, follows criticism of the city’s process for selecting a new waste hauler.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hauler

Noun

Find the right messengers Local, trusted messengers outperform national campaigns, and the most recent Yale and George Mason polling suggests the field has been solving the wrong problem.

— Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the patient's cells read the mRNA and build a protein, breaking the messenger down.

— Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of messenger

Noun

The only surprising thing is that, among your Erreas and your Macrons and your Buktas, Millwall appear to have never had Joma, the maker of this ‘Brentford’ shirt, as their kit supplier.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
And among all the driver aids and autonomous kit there’s even a dedicated Pet Mode to safely keep the cabin cool while parked.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of kit

Noun

Watching the film of the honeymooners’ seemingly fragile conveyance fall out of the sky and drop like a bird is deeply upsetting.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
The controversial Delta conveyance project, for example, is exempted from the water infrastructure section, while high-speed trains (another controversial major project) are excluded from the transportation category.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of conveyance

Noun

And with the war in Iran already driving up energy and transportation costs, businesses have less room to absorb another hit.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
There was a standing ovation in a Black church in South Carolina when Buttigieg was credited for helping bring millions of federal dollars to the area for a project as President Joe Biden’s transportation secretary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of transportation

Noun

The suspects instructed the woman to withdraw cash from her account and hand it over to a courier, who would come to her residence to collect the money, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Gemma’s increasing frailty and the newfound demands of being a spiritist courier now tasked with the most important job of all provide star Eve a fine enough base to play.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026