carrier

• Sustantivo que designa a una persona, empresa u objeto que transporta, lleva o transmite algo, como mercancías, personas o enfermedades.

A noun referring to a person, company, or thing that carries, transports, or conveys something, such as goods, people, or diseases.

1. Transport companyB1formal

   A company that transports goods or people.

   empresa de transporte

   • The package was shipped via a major carrier.
   • The airline is a leading carrier for international flights.
   • We need to choose a reliable carrier for our products.

   Sinónimoshaulerhauliertransporter

2. Disease carrierB2formalmedical

   A person or animal that carries and transmits a disease without necessarily showing symptoms.

   Portador de enfermedad

   • Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria.
   • The patient is a carrier of the virus but is not sick.
   • Carriers can spread the infection to others unknowingly.

   Sinónimosspreadertransmittervector

3. A2formal

   A person who carries something, such as luggage or goods.

   Persona que lleva algo

   • The carrier helped me with my bags at the airport.
   • He worked as a carrier for a local delivery service.
   • The porter acted as a carrier for the heavy equipment.

   Sinónimosbearerhaulerportertransporter