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noun
A person or company that undertakes to transport goods for the general public or passengers on regular routes at agreed rates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carrier, company, organization
noun
A company providing public telecommunications facilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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noun
a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: carrier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
Narrower terms: line
History
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