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Common carrier

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person or company that undertakes to transport goods for the general public or passengers on regular routes at agreed rates.

    "Baldwin built the biggest by virtue of its rapport with the U.S. Steel roads. The largest of these properties is the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range. The Missabe is, to be sure, no granger; indeed DM&IR is only technically a common carrier."

  2. 2
    a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages wordnet
  3. 3
    A company providing public telecommunications facilities. US

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