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freight⋅er

  [frey-ter]
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–noun
1. a vessel used mainly for carrying cargo.
2. a large aircraft or spacecraft used primarily for transporting cargo and equipment: The space station of the future will be supplied by robot freighters.
3. a person whose occupation it is to receive and forward freight.
4. a person for whom freight is transported; shipper.
Origin:
1615–25; freight + -er 1
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freight·er   (frā'tər)   
n.  

  1. A vehicle, especially a ship, used for carrying freight.

  2. A shipper of cargo.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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