freighter
nounUS /ˈfɹeɪtɚ/ · UK /ˈfɹeɪtə/
Etymology From freight + -er.
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.
- cargo freighter
- oil freighter
3 more examples
- bulk freighter
- The cargo was shipped across the ocean on a large freighter.
- A Chinese freighter was spotted entering the harbor.
6
Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Broadly An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.
- Derived terms
- preighter