freighter

[ frey-ter ]

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.

freighter

/ ˈfreɪtə /

noun

1. a ship or aircraft designed for transporting cargo
2. a person concerned with the loading or chartering of a ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of freighter¹

First recorded in 1615–25; freight + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In the meantime factories building the 737 Max, the 777 and the 767 freighter have all been affected by the walk outs.

From BBC

After the telegram arrived, instructing him to head to Le Harve, the 19-year-old discovered the only available ship was a freighter packed with army lorries, according to the Royal Navy.

From BBC

History’s first aerial bombing and sinking of a ship at sea took place in February 1916, when a German bomber sank a British freighter.

From Literature

Flying near Vancouver Island, the World Fliers were forced to descend nearly to the water when “all of a sudden, there was a very large freighter that just appeared right in front of them. They were looking at the hull because they were below the deck and they immediately had to pull up to miss that,” Lombardi said.

From Seattle Times

Boeing and the 777 freighter’s engine manufacturer, General Electric Co., declined to discuss specific details around the delivery hiccup.

From Seattle Times

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