freighter
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪtə(r)
Etymology
freight + -er
Noun
freighter (plural freighters)
- One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
- One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
- One for whom freight is transported.
- A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.
Translations
vessel used to carry freight — see cargo ship