freighter

[ frey-ter ]

/ ˈfreɪ tər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR freighter ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a vessel used mainly for carrying cargo.

a large aircraft or spacecraft used primarily for transporting cargo and equipment: The space station of the future will be supplied by robot freighters.

a person whose occupation it is to receive and forward freight.

a person for whom freight is transported; shipper.

Origin of freighter

First recorded in 1615–25; freight + -er¹

Words nearby freighter

freight, freightage, freight agent, freight car, freight engine, freighter, freight forwarder, freighthopping, freight house, freightliner, freight pass-through

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Example sentences from the Web for freighter

The 7,000-ton freighter is still stocked with sake bottles and four fighter planes, and it is encircled by gray reef.
A WWII Battle Frozen in Time|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He felt certain that the freighter had entirely eluded the vigilance of those on board the drab boat.
The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless|H. Irving Hancock
He reasoned that the ship must be a freighter of broad beam.
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers|H. Irving Hancock
The “Restless” and the freighter were now within a mile of each other, and almost head-on.
The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless|H. Irving Hancock

Evidently they were stowing the first load while the men on the freighter prepared the second.
Smugglers' Reef|John Blaine
When they take on fruit it is conveyed on lighters and freighter sloops.
Cabbages and Kings|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for freighter

freighter

/ (ˈfreɪtə) /

noun

a ship or aircraft designed for transporting cargo

a person concerned with the loading or chartering of a ship

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单词	freighter
释义	freighter [ frey-ter ] / ˈfreɪ tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR freighter ON THESAURUS.COM noun a vessel used mainly for carrying cargo. a large aircraft or spacecraft used primarily for transporting cargo and equipment: The space station of the future will be supplied by robot freighters. a person whose occupation it is to receive and forward freight. a person for whom freight is transported; shipper. Origin of freighter First recorded in 1615–25; freight + -er¹ Words nearby freighter freight, freightage, freight agent, freight car, freight engine, freighter, freight forwarder, freighthopping, freight house, freightliner, freight pass-through Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for freighter The 7,000-ton freighter is still stocked with sake bottles and four fighter planes, and it is encircled by gray reef. A WWII Battle Frozen in Time\|Nina Strochlic\|May 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He felt certain that the freighter had entirely eluded the vigilance of those on board the drab boat. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless\|H. Irving Hancock He reasoned that the ship must be a freighter of broad beam. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers\|H. Irving Hancock The “Restless” and the freighter were now within a mile of each other, and almost head-on. The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless\|H. Irving Hancock Evidently they were stowing the first load while the men on the freighter prepared the second. Smugglers' Reef\|John Blaine When they take on fruit it is conveyed on lighters and freighter sloops. Cabbages and Kings\|O. Henry British Dictionary definitions for freighter freighter / (ˈfreɪtə) / noun a ship or aircraft designed for transporting cargo a person concerned with the loading or chartering of a ship Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to freighter wagon, van, car, crate, pickup, rig, jeep, lorry, buggy, dump, wheels, carryall, semi, eighteen-wheeler, four-wheel drive, four by four
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freighter

noun

Origin of freighter

Words nearby freighter

Example sentences from the Web for freighter

British Dictionary definitions for freighter

noun

Words related to freighter