freighter

== English == === Etymology === From freight +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɹeɪtɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹeɪtə/ Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) === Adverb === freighter (comparative more freighter, superlative most freighter) One who loads a ship. Synonym: lader Near-synonyms: docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman; loader One who charters and loads a ship. Near-synonym: charterer One employed in receiving and forwarding freight. Coordinate term: carrier One for whom freight is transported. Hypernym: customer (nautical) A ship used mainly to carry freight. Synonym: cargo ship (aviation, by extension) An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane. Synonym: airfreighter ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====