carrier
/ˈkæriə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कैरिअर
वाहक कंपनी, परिवहन सेवा (विशेषकर विमान)
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a company that carries goods or passengers from one place to another, especially by air
वाहक कंपनी, परिवहन सेवा (विशेषकर विमान)
- IndiGo is the country's largest carrier by passengers.
- a goods carrier
- Air India is the national carrier of the country.
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- Several low-cost carriers have started flights between the two cities.
- The carrier offered passengers a free meal after the delay.
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a person or an animal that carries a disease and can pass it to others without being ill themselves
(रोग का) वाहक
- Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria.
- a healthy carrier of the virus
- He was a silent carrier of the disease and spread it without knowing.
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- Rats can be carriers of plague.
- Doctors test pregnant women to find out if they are carriers.
Synonyms transmitter host vector
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a thing or part of a thing that carries or holds something
ढोने या रखने की चीज़, कैरियर
- the carrier on the back of a bicycle
- an aircraft carrier
- Fix a carrier to the back of the bike for your books.
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- The navy's new carrier can hold forty aircraft.
- A luggage carrier on the roof held our suitcases.
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a company that provides telephone or internet services
दूरसंचार सेवा प्रदाता
- Switch your mobile carrier if the signal is poor.
- Her mobile carrier offers cheap data packs for students.
- Which mobile carrier gives the best coverage in the hills?
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- Her carrier sent a message about the new plan.
- Most carriers now offer free calls on weekends.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
carrier (transport company)
A carrier is a company or vehicle that carries goods or passengers, as in an airline carrier.
Carrier माल या यात्रियों को ले जाने वाली कंपनी या वाहन है, जैसे airline carrier।
- Air India is the national carrier.
- The carrier delivered the parcel in two days.
carrier of a disease
A carrier carries a disease and can pass it to others, often without showing signs; use of for the disease.
Carrier बीमारी को ले जाता है और दूसरों को दे सकता है, प्रायः बिना लक्षण दिखाए; बीमारी के लिए of आता है।
- Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria.
- He was a carrier of the virus but felt well.
carrier (thing that carries)
A carrier is a thing used to carry something, such as a bicycle carrier or a bag; carrier bag is the British term for a shopping bag.
Carrier वह वस्तु है जिससे कुछ ढोया जाए, जैसे bicycle carrier या थैला; carrier bag ख़रीदारी के थैले का British शब्द है।
- She put the books in a carrier bag.
carrier (mobile network)
A carrier is a company that provides telephone or internet services.
Carrier वह कंपनी है जो टेलीफ़ोन या इंटरनेट सेवा देती है।
- Which mobile carrier do you use?
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adjective + carrier
majorbudgetnationalsilentcommon
- A budget carrier offers cheap tickets.
carrier + of
of malariaof the virusof goodsof geneof news
- Rats can be carriers of plague.
carrier + noun
bagpigeonwaveshipservice
- Pigeons were once used as carriers of messages.
aircraft / mail / air
aircraft carriermail carrierair carriertroop carrier
- The aircraft carrier left the harbour at dawn.
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- The airline is the country's largest carrier.
यह एयरलाइन देश की सबसे बड़ी वाहक कंपनी है।
- Radhika's father works for a courier carrier that serves rural areas.
राधिका के पिता एक कूरियर कंपनी में काम करते हैं जो ग्रामीण इलाकों में सेवा देती है।
- Houseflies can be carriers of germs.
घरेलू मक्खियाँ कीटाणुओं की वाहक हो सकती हैं।
- Many people are carriers of the gene without knowing it.
कई लोग जाने बिना उस जीन के वाहक होते हैं।
- He changed his mobile carrier because of poor network.
ख़राब नेटवर्क के कारण उसने अपना मोबाइल सेवा-प्रदाता बदल लिया।
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✗ Mosquitoes are carrier of malaria.
✓ Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria.
A plural subject needs a plural complement.
Plural subject के साथ plural complement चाहिए।
✗ My ambition is to make a good carrier in medicine.
✓ My ambition is to make a good career in medicine.
Career, not carrier, means the course of a working life; carrier means one who carries.
पेशेवर जीवन के लिए 'career' है; 'carrier' का अर्थ ढोने वाला है।
✗ The silent carrier do not show any symptoms.
✓ The silent carrier does not show any symptoms.
A singular subject takes does not.
Singular subject के साथ 'does not' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
car·ri·er
?Which word?
carrier or career?
Carrier (/ˈkæriə/) is a person or thing that carries. Career (/kəˈrɪə/) is a profession followed over a working life: 'a career in banking'. They sound different; the spellings are confused because both have double r in speech-like patterns. 'A carrier bag' holds shopping; 'a career move' is a job change.
Carrier (/ˈkæriə/) ढोने वाला व्यक्ति या चीज़ है। Career (/kəˈrɪə/) जीवन भर अपनाया गया पेशा है: 'a career in banking'। इनकी ध्वनि अलग है; spelling में भ्रम होता है। 'A carrier bag' खरीदारी रखने का थैला है; 'a career move' नौकरी में बदलाव।
The carrier/career pair is a regular spelling item.
Carrier और career की जोड़ी spelling में अक्सर पूछी जाती है।
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General knowledge
INS Vikrant is an aircraft carrier; mosquitoes are carriers (vectors) of malaria and dengue; a carrier wave in radio.
INS Vikrant एक aircraft carrier है; मच्छर मलेरिया और डेंगू के carriers (vectors) हैं; रेडियो में carrier wave।