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freighter

noun
/ˈfɹeɪtɚ/US/ˈfɹeɪtə/UK

Etymology

From freight + -er.

  1. derived from *h₂eyḱ-✻ — “to come into possession of, obtain; to own, possess”
  2. derived from *aihtiz✻ — “possessions, property”
  3. derived from *fra-✻
  4. derived from *fra-✻
  5. derived from frāht
  6. derived from vrecht — “cargo, freight; transportation fee”
  7. derived from vracht
  8. inherited from freight
  9. suffixed as freighter — “freight + er”

Definitions

  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. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. One for whom freight is transported.

    2. A ship used mainly to carry freight.

      • cargo freighter
      • oil freighter
      • bulk freighter

    3. An aircraft used mainly to carry freight

      An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.

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Derived

preighter

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