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 The aircraft assigned to the carrier had returned to their home bases in California and Washington state earlier in the week. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The carrier left San Diego in November and arrived in the Middle East in January. — Julie Watson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Last week, another crew on the USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group left San Diego, seemingly headed to support military operations in the Middle East. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 This includes a person's race, ethnicity, disease carrier status, health conditions, and biological relatives. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carrier

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrier

Noun

Tuesday’s event, which featured an evening of musical performances, was sponsored by an assortment of city contractors and government agencies, including waste hauler Athens Services and the Department of Water and Power.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
This makes the Shelter Travel more of an effective gear hauler during the ride to camp and for non-camping cargo hauling.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of hauler

Noun

Trump has been, perhaps, the most discordant messenger of the administration when discussing Iran.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Before they’re introduced at the meeting, Lowen and Jeremy have what amounts to a gruesome meet-cute on the street, when a bike messenger gets mowed down by a car in front of them and Jeremy lends Lowen his shirt because she’s covered in blood.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of messenger

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Victoria wore a Vera Wang silk pleated ballgown in a champagne hue featuring a sculptural strapless neckline and a 20-foot train, and their son Brooklyn, now 27, was their ring bearer.

— Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Also in the running was a third-party candidate, Raymond Haight, the standard bearer for both the Progressive Party and the Commonwealth Party, who positioned himself as a more moderate reformist alternative.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bearer

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Take oyakodon, a saucy chicken and egg rice bowl, or mapo tofu, where spicy tofu sings with ground meat.

— Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
This countertop-friendly frozen dessert machine features five delicious presets for ice cream, sorbet, gelato, smoothie bowls and frozen yogurt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of bowl

Noun

One of the consultants, Denver transportation attorney Brett Butzin, billed almost $130,000 for flights in a single year while charging almost $600 an hour for his services.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
At low tide, hotel guests can walk to the famous Uluwatu cave; other nearby beaches require transportation.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of transportation

Noun

Most government seizures are made through mail and express-courier services, rather than through shipping containers, and many of the shipments originate in China and Hong Kong.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Qure Shipping Policy Qure currently ships worldwide, and packages are shipped via FedEx, USPS, or DHL courier with standard shipping services.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2026