- freighter
- freighter (n.) 1620s, "one who loads," agent noun from FREIGHT (Cf. freight). Meaning "a cargo vessel" is from 1839, American English.
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freighter — freight‧er [ˈfreɪtə ǁ ər] noun [countable] TRANSPORT a ship or aircraft that carries freight: • Some freighters can carry as many as 5,000 containers. * * * freighter UK US /ˈfreɪtər/ noun [C] ► TRANSPORT a large ship or a … Financial and business terms
Freighter — Freight er, n. 1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship. [1913 Webster] 2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight. [1913 Webster] 3. One for whom freight is transported. [1913 Webster] 4. A vessel used mainly to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
freighter — n. (1) A ship or airplane used to transport cargo. (2) A person or company in the business of transporting goods. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
freighter — ► NOUN 1) a large ship or aircraft designed to carry freight. 2) a person who loads, receives, or forwards goods for transport … English terms dictionary
freighter — [frāt′ər] n. 1. a person who sends goods by freight 2. a ship or aircraft for carrying freight … English World dictionary
freighter — UK [ˈfreɪtə(r)] / US [ˈfreɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms freighter : singular freighter plural freighters a large ship or plane that carries goods … English dictionary
freighter — [[t]fre͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] freighters N COUNT A freighter is a large ship or aeroplane that is designed for carrying freight … English dictionary
freighter — One who charters a ship to transport cargo; also, the vessel so chartered. The party by whom a vessel is engaged or chartered; otherwise called the charterer. In French law, the owner of a vessel is called the freighter (freteur); the merchant… … Black's law dictionary
freighter — One who charters a ship to transport cargo; also, the vessel so chartered. The party by whom a vessel is engaged or chartered; otherwise called the charterer. In French law, the owner of a vessel is called the freighter (freteur); the merchant… … Black's law dictionary
freighter — A ship used for carrying cargo primarily; also the owner of the vessel hired under a contract of affreightment. The latter definition derives from the French and is not accepted in common law jurisdictions without some disagreement. At times, the … Ballentine's law dictionary
