Meaning of FREIGHTER
| Pronunciation: | | 'freytur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" |
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| | Synonyms: | | bottom, merchant ship, merchantman |
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| | See Also: | | cargo ship, cargo vessel | |
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| | Definition: | | \Freight"er\, n.
1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a
ship.
2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
3. One for whom freight is transported.
4. A vessel used mainly to carry freight.
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| | Related Terms: | | Amtrak, Aquarius, argosy, ark, baggage train, bathyscaphe, bearer, bheesty, busboy, cable railroad, caddie, caravel, cargo handler, cargo ship, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, choo-choo, coast guard cutter, coaster, cog railroad, cog railway, collier, common carrier, conveyer, coolie, cupbearer, derelict, drayman, dredge, el, electric, electric train, elevated, express, express train, expressman, fishing boat, flier, freight, freight train, funicular, Ganymede, goods train, gun bearer, hauler, Hebe, homing pigeon, hydrofoil, icebreaker, interurban, lash, letter carrier, lightning express, lightship, limited, liner, litter-bearer, local, merchant ship, merchantman, metro, milk train, monorail, oiler, packet, packet boat, paddle steamer, parliamentary, parliamentary train, passenger train, picket ship, porter, rack-and-pinion railroad, railroad train, rattler, redcap, refrigeration ship, revenue cutter, rolling stock, rotor, rotor ship, screw steamer, self-propelled barge, shield-bearer, ship, shuttle, shuttle train, side-wheeler, skycap, slaver, spar-decker, special, steam schooner, steam yacht, steamer, stern-wheeler, stevedore, storeship, streamliner, stretcher-bearer, subway, tanker, tender, the Water Bearer, train, tramp steamer, transport, transporter, trawler, truck driver, trucker, tube, turbine, underground, wagoner, water boy, water carrier, way train, weather ship, whaler |
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