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Shipper

/ˈʃɪp.ə(ɹ)/

A seaman; mariner; skipper.

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📖 Definitions of "Shipper"

noun

1
A seaman; mariner; skipper.
2
The person or organization that ships (sends) something.
"The shipper should have paid for insurance on the package, because it was damaged when it arrived."
3
A box for shipping something fragile, such as bottled beer or wine.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shipper"

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Word	Definition
cargonoun	Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
shipmentnoun	A load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship).
transporternoun	One who, or that which transports.
dispatchernoun	In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
shippingnoun	The transportation of goods.
hauliernoun	A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.
carriernoun	A person or object that carries someone or something else.
magnoun	(UK, slang, obsolete) A halfpenny.
contractornoun	A person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
bricknoun	(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
chargernoun	A device that charges or recharges.
batterynoun	(electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
slidenoun	An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
sendernoun	Someone who sends.
forwardernoun	One who, or that which, forwards something to another destination.
clipnoun	Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
growernoun	A farmer; one who grows things.
exporternoun	One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.
consignornoun	Alternative form of consigner. [The party that consigns.]
dispatchnoun	A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.