freighters

Noun

freighter (plural freighters)

1. One who loads a ship.
   • Near-synonyms: docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman; loader

   Synonyms:

   lader, docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman, loader

2. One who charters and loads a ship.
   • Near-synonym: charterer

   Synonyms:

   charterer

3. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
4. One for whom freight is transported.
5. A ship used mainly to carry freight.
   • cargo freighter

   Synonyms:

   cargo ship

6. (broadly) An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.

   Synonyms:

   airfreighter