common carrier

noun

1. Transportation. (in federal regulatory and other legal usage) a carrier offering its services at published rates to all persons for interstate transportation.
2. a public service or public utility company, as a telephone or telegraph company, engaged in the transmitting of messages for the public.

common carrier

noun

1. a person or firm engaged in the business of transporting goods or passengers

common carrier

1. A company or individual providing public transportation on a regular basis in return for a fee that is uniformly charged to all users.

Other Word Forms

• common-carri·er adjective
• common carriage noun