freighter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a ship designed or used to carry cargo

   The freighter crossed the Atlantic with a full load of machinery and grain.

2. 2
   noun

   a person or company that sends, receives, or arranges the transport of freight

   The freighter handled the customs documents before forwarding the crates inland.

Formed from freight + the agent or instrument suffix -er. Freight entered Middle English through Middle Dutch or Middle Low German and first referred to the payment for carrying goods before extending to the goods themselves.

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