common carrier
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person or company that undertakes to transport goods for the general public or passengers on regular routes at agreed rates.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Equally to be expected, in view of the trend of Government legislation and pronouncements over the past few years—but no less epoch-making for that—is the proposal that the railways and canals shall cease to be common carriers and be entirely free to fix their own passenger and freight charges, [...]."
- "The railways were 'common carriers' - they had to move any load they were offered, even if it was uneconomic to do so. Road hauliers could pick and choose their loads."
Usage
- American usage