Plural of freighter
regular plural
The plural of freighter is freighters.
Forms of freighter
| Singular | freighter /ˈfɹeɪtɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | freighters |
| Countable | countable |
Freighters in a sentence
- But others bred a larger, stronger mule for the freighters: the Missouri mule, which became legendary for its power and personality.2010, Mary Collins Barile, The Santa Fe Trail in Missouri, page 92. From the entry Missouri mule
- Even though they were fitted with hush kits, the overnight freighters were the subject of repeated noise complaints.2007 February, News.com.au. From the entry hush kit
- It was said the plundering of “Ichang Supplying and Sciling Cooperative” freighters traveling on the Hsi River was the work of these youths.1977 May 29, “Educated youths make trouble in big cities”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVIII, number 21, Taipei, →OCLC, page 3. From the entry HSI
- Vance's assignment is to patrol a stretch of the Yangtze between Chungking and Ichang and to protect American missionaries, tankers and freighters that fly the American flag.2015, Scott Derks, Working Americans 1880-2015, 2nd edition, volume V, Grey House Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 212. From the entry Ichang
- "I knew what my target was," the SAC general adds: "Leningrad." The bombers only turned around when the Soviet freighters carrying missiles to Cuba stopped dead in the Atlantic.1995, Richard Rhodes, “Scorpions in a Bottle”, in Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb, New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 575. From the entry threat
Meaning of freighter
- noun One who loads a ship.
- noun One who charters and loads a ship.
- noun One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
Questions about the plural of freighter
- What is the plural of freighter?
- The plural of freighter is freighters.
- Is freighter countable?
- Freighter is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: freighter (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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