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carriership

carriership noun: the role or occupation of a carrier.

Noun

carriership (countable and uncountable, plural carrierships)

  1. The role or occupation of a carrier.
    • Previous Occupations of Candidates for Letter Carrierships.1858, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command

Forms of carriership

pluralcarrierships

Origin of carriership

From carrier + -ship.

Questions about carriership

What does carriership mean?
Carriership means the role or occupation of a carrier.
What part of speech is carriership?
Carriership is a noun.
What is the plural of carriership?
The plural of carriership is carrierships.

Words near carriership in the dictionary

  1. carrierbag
  2. carrierbags
  3. Carriere
  4. Carrieres
  5. carriers
  6. carriership
  7. carrierships
  8. carries
  9. carries a torch
  10. carries a tune
  11. carries all before one

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