freighter
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹeɪtɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹeɪtə/
- Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Noun[edit]
freighter (plural freighters)
- One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
- One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
- One for whom freight is transported.
- (nautical) A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.
- (aviation, by extension) An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.
Translations[edit]
vessel used to carry freight — see cargo ship