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One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster. The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich manufactures. Swift.

The act or business of transporting from one place to another. Carrying place, a carry; a portage. -- Carrying trade, the business of transporting goods, etc., from one place or country to another by water or land; freighting. We are rivals with them in . . . the carrying trade. Jay.

A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, atc.

The act business of forming chart's or maps.

o honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to celebrate a birthday. Fron even unto shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. Lev. xxiii. 32.

One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses. Prior.

A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court.

A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; a building appropriated for mercantile transactions. [Colloq. for Exchange.]

The office or business of a chaplain. The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship. Milton.

A business meeting of any religious community.

y or a account of that which is due from one party to another; that which is debited in a business transaction; as, a charge in an account book.

A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.

An official administering a prefecture of China; a prefect, supervising the civil business of the hsiens or districts comprised in his fu (which see).

One who practice the art or business of writing or engrossing.

paper, usually printed, copies of which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a business circular.

locution. Swift. Circumlocution office, a term of riducle for a governmental office where business is delayed by passing through the hands of different officials.

at pertaining to naval or military affairs. -- Civil service reform, the substitution of business principles and methods for the spoils system in the conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of appointments to office. -- Civil state, the whole body of the laity or citizens not included under the military, mar…

The substitution of business principles and methods for political methods in the conduct of the civil service. esp. the merit system instead of the spoils system in making appointments to office.

the balances adjusted in the clearing house. Clearing house, the establishment where the business of clearing is carried on. See above, 3.

State, quality, or business of a clerk.