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单词 affreighter
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affreightern.

Brit. /əˈfreɪtə/, U.S. /əˈfreɪdər/
Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French affréteur.
Etymology: Apparently < French affréteur (1631 or earlier as †afreteur ; < affréter to charter a ship for the transport of goods (see affreightment n.) + -eur -eur suffix), with remodelling of the second syllable by association with freight v., freight n. Compare slightly later affreightment n. and later affreight v.
A person who hires a vessel to transport goods.
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society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > one who transports goods by water
fraughtsman1487
freighter1622
affreighter1653
water carrier1707
shipper1755
1653 in S. D. Thomson Bk. Exam. & Depositions Southampton 1648–63 (1994) 152 He would noe waies prejudice or hinder the advanceing the fraight for the affraighters which he must have done if he had..knowne the insufficiency of the ship.
1756 H. Laurens Let. in Papers (1970) II. 381 Many would gladly accept a Freight of £5 to any part of England & the Affreighters offer only £4.
1811 Amer. Rev. Hist. & Polit. Oct. 139 If..the affreighter does not ship a sufficient quantity of merchandise to complete her cargo, the master may take other goods on board.
1878 R. W. Stevens On Stowage Ships & their Cargoes (ed. 7) 685 Protests in Norway cost £2, and then do not relieve the master from the chance of an action at law on the part of his affreighters.
1910 Amer. Decisions 9 663 The first [clause] gives to the affreighters an election to dispose of the cargo at Lisbon, or to depart for Fayal at their discretion.
1994 A. Al-Suwaidi Finance Internat. Trade in Gulf viii. 168 One [copy of the bill of lading] to be delivered to the shipper, the second to the consignee, the third to the master, and the fourth to the shipowner or affreighter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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