freighter
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈfɹeɪtə//
- United States//ˈfɹeɪtɚ//
One who loads a ship.
noun
- 1
One who loads a ship.
Near-synonyms: docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman; loader
- 2
One who charters and loads a ship.
Near-synonym: charterer
- 3
One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
- 4
One for whom freight is transported.
- 5
A ship used mainly to carry freight.
cargo freighter
oil freighter
bulk freighter
The cargo was shipped across the ocean on a large freighter.
- 6
An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.
Etymology
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.
Forms
- plural
- freighters