freighter
/ˈfɹeɪtɚ/ noun C1- One who loads a ship. · Near-synonyms: docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman; loader
- One who charters and loads a ship. · Near-synonym: charterer
- One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
- One for whom freight is transported.
- A ship used mainly to carry freight. · cargo freighter· oil freighter
- An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.
Plural freighters
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