society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > one who transports goods by water (5)
‘One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship’ (W.).
A person who hires a vessel to transport goods.
A person or company undertaking the conveyance by water of goods or passengers.
One who ships goods for transportation. Also with prefixed noun, as wine-shipper.