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shipper|ˈʃɪpə(r)|
Also 5 scheper.
[late OE. scipere (= MLG., MDu. schipper, MHG., G. schiffer, ON. skipari), f. ship n.1 + -er1. In sense 2, representing MLG., MDu. schipper (see skipper n.2). In sense 3, f. ship v. + -er1.]
†1. A seaman. Obs.
c1100O.E. Chron. (MS. D) an. 1075, Se cyngc Malcolm..hine & ealle his scyperan mid mycclan weorðscipe of his gryðe alædde. a1122Ibid. (Laud MS.) an. 1046, His sciperes ᵹefengon hine & wurpon hine on þone bat. 1553Bale Vocacyon Pref. 6 As great dyspycyons were among the Iewes at Rome concerning Paule, so were there afterwarde amonge the shyppers in our returne to their shippe concerning vs. 1728Chambers Cycl., Shipper, or Scipper, a Dutch Term, signifying the Master of a Ship. We also use the word for any common Seamen.
†2. A skipper. Obs.
1496Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 300 Dauid Gourlay, schippare of the bark callit the Mary. 1499Halyburton's Ledger (1867) 181 Paid to Rowll the scheper for 2 pety quatris of salt. 1564Brief Exam. ***iij b, A wyse shipper..wyll not come nygh rockes and flattes. 1581Marbeck Bk. Notes 1118 Yet deserueth not the Maior more grace for gouerning the citie then the Shipper for ruling the Ship. 1603–4Act 1 Jas. I, c. 32 Of which payment the Master Owner and Shipper payinge the same. 1605Verstegan Dec. Intell. iv. (1628) 109 Old shippers of the Netherlands. 1634Brereton Trav. (Chetham Soc.) 60, I agreed this day with Willm. Wrigtington, the Hull shipper, to carry all my goods to Hull.
3. a. One who ships goods for transportation. Also with prefixed n., as wine-shipper.
1755N. Magens Insurances II. 129 Unless the Names of the Shipper [etc.] are expressed in the Policy. 1789Jefferson Writ. (1859) II. 567, I would advise our shippers of oil always to get the certificate of the French consul. 1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast ii, He..had been in a shipper's counting-room in Boston. 1880Times 26 July 9/5 Shippers of cargo.
b. orig. U.S. One who transports goods by rail or other means of conveyance.
1840Niles' Register 4 Apr. 80/2 Principal transportation lines have resolved to give the shipper or owner the full advantage of the reduction of twenty cents per barrel. 1903H. C. Emery in Camb. Mod. Hist. VII. 706 In the scramble for business the stronger shippers were favoured at the expense of the weaker. 1950Times 28 Feb. 4/5 Charter aircraft have been carrying bulk cargoes... By carrying full loads in each direction low rates have been available to shippers.
c. A commodity that is shipped or is suitable for shipping; spec. (see quot. 1910).
1883Killebrew in Rep. 10th Census U.S. III. iii. 19 Export Tobacco... English shippers consist of leaf and strips. 1884Harper's Mag. July 297/2 We reach..the..pen, where may be gathered one hundred head of choice ‘shippers’ [sc. cattle]. 1910Encycl. Brit. IV. 522/2 Shippers, sound, hard-burnt bricks of imperfect shape, obtain their name from being much used as ballast for ships.
4. Mech. A device for shifting a belt from one pulley to another. Also attrib.
1852Trans. Michigan State Agric. Soc. III. 160 By the shipper the logs may be geared deeper or shallower. 1869Rankine Machine & Hand-tools Pl. Q 1, This shaft carries a pair of driving pulleys, and is provided with a belt shipper. 1882Harper's Mag. Nov. 889/1 The elevator was operated by means of a lever within the car... The lever took the place of the modern hand rope (or shipper rope). |