freighter

Meaning

1. One who loads a ship.
2. One who charters and loads a ship.
3. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
4. One for whom freight is transported.
5. A ship used mainly to carry freight.
6. (broadly) An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.

Synonyms

cargo ship

cargo vessel

merchant ship

shipper

merchantman

lighter

bottom

cargo freighter

cargo liner

freight boat

loader

freight ship

cargo boat

Translations

Frachtschiff

cargo

Frachter

carguero

nave da carico

vrachtschip

buque de carga

cargo

şilep

cargaison

mercantile

ambarcı

navire marchand

Frachtdampfer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹeɪtɚ/

Etymology

From freight + -er.