freighter

plural freighters

1. One who loads a ship.

   Near-synonyms: docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman; loader

   Synonyms: lader, docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman, loader

2. One who charters and loads a ship.

   Near-synonym: charterer

   Synonyms: charterer

3. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
4. One for whom freight is transported.
5. nauticalA ship used mainly to carry freight.

   oil freighter

   4 more examples

   cargo freighter

   bulk freighter

   The cargo was shipped across the ocean on a large freighter.

   A Chinese freighter was spotted entering the harbor.

   Synonyms: cargo ship

6. broadlyaeronauticsAn aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.

   Synonyms: airfreighter