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noun
One who loads a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: lader, docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman, loader
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One who charters and loads a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: charterer
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One for whom freight is transported.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: customer
noun
A ship used mainly to carry freight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
Synonyms: cargo ship
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: airfreighter
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a cargo ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bottom, merchantman, merchant ship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cargo ship, cargo vessel
History
Etymology tree English freight Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English freighter From freight + -er.
