a person, agency, or enterprise engaged in the collection, shipment, or delivery of goods
freight forwarder in American English
noun
a person or firm that arranges to pick up or deliver goods on instructions of a shipper or a consignee from or to a point by various necessary conveyances and common carriers
Also called: forwarder, forwarding agent
Word origin
[1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, ski jump, superpower, tie-in, zipper
Examples of 'freight forwarder' in a sentence
freight forwarder
That depends on the freight forwarder.
Globe and Mail (2004)
Airlines and their customers, the passengers and freight forwarders, deserve competition.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Freight forwarders work out the best method and route for moving goods, bearing in mind cost, time constraints and environmental impact.