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charterer|ˈtʃɑːtərə(r)| [f. charter n. and v.1] 1. a. One who holds land by charter; a freeholder. b. A freeman of a chartered borough.
1598J. Manwood Lawes Forest xxiii. (1615) 217 A Bookeland man, which at this day is taken for a Charterar or a freeholder. 1669in Picton L'pool. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 276 The Aldermen and such of the charterers of this towne as he shall think meet. 1698Ibid. I. 283 The Lord of Derby is a Charterer. 1708–21Kersey, Charterer, (in Cheshire) a Free-holder. 2. One who hires a vessel under a charter-party.
1833M. Scott Tom Cringle xxii, I was assured by the..charterer, that it would be all right. 1875Bedford Sailor's Pock. Bk. vi. 224 The Charter-party is the written contract by which a Vessel is let, in whole or in part; the person hiring being called the Charterer. 1882Pall Mall G. 15 June 7/1 The charterers of the Swedish steamer Bifrost. |