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affreighter

affreighter noun: one who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.

Noun

affreighter (plural affreighters)

  1. (archaic) One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.

Forms of affreighter

pluralaffreighters

Origin of affreighter

From affreight + -er.

Questions about affreighter

What does affreighter mean?
Affreighter means one who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
What part of speech is affreighter?
Affreighter is a noun.
What is the plural of affreighter?
The plural of affreighter is affreighters.

Words near affreighter in the dictionary

  1. affrayers
  2. affraying
  3. affrays
  4. affreight
  5. affreighted
  6. affreighter
  7. affreighters
  8. affreighting
  9. affreightment
  10. affreightments
  11. affreights

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