common carrier

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common carrier

noun common carriers

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.
US A company providing public telecommunications facilities.

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@misc{common_carrier_2026,
  title = {common carrier},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/common%20carrier},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}