carrier bag

British

noun

a large paper or plastic bag for carrying shopping

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"He was holding a carrier bag - that was the thing that linked him back to the incident with getting dropped off in the car."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Baby Elsa was left inside a Boots carrier bag near the Greenway footpath in east London, on 18 January 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

The footage shows him with dark hair, wearing a dark top and blue or navy jeans, and carrying a green carrier bag.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

"I thought they were coming to help me sign some papers. When they arrived I noticed one of them was carrying a Sainsbury's carrier bag," Ms Reid said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

Two Durham police officers spotted a man swinging a carrier bag on the edge of a bank near Bishop Auckland.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

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