ship-broker

noun

a person who acts for a shipowner by getting cargo and passengers for his ships and also handling insurance and other matters

"Well, it so happened that I'd just the very thing they seemed to want," continued the ship-broker.

The ship-broker started a little as he glanced at the card and realized Scarterfield's calling.

Father outdoor clerk of some ship-broker in Rotterdam; mother dead.

Her father was a ship-broker, and afterwards had vessels of his own.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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