shipper

ship·per
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Australia, UK/ˈʃɪp.ə/Australia, UK[ˈʃɪp.ə]Canadian, US, Standard/ˈʃɪp.ɚ/Canadian, US, Standard[ˈʃɪp.ɚ] ~ [ˈʃɪp.ɹ̩]

noun

A seaman; mariner; skipper.

“The shipper should have paid for insurance on the package, because it was damaged when it arrived.”

Similar
relationshipper
Opposite
anti-shipper
OriginMiddle Low German schipper →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

shipper1

nounshipper (plural shippers)

plural shippers

  1. archaicA 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.

shipper2

nounshipper (plural shippers)

plural shippers

  1. slanglifestyleA person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.

    For creative fans and committed 'shippers^([sic]), fanfiction continues the interaction — the dialogue, the conversation, the story […]

    2013, Jennifer K. Stuller, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, page 42

    Synonyms: relationshipper · Antonyms: anti-shipper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.

Similar
relationshipper
Opposite
anti-shipper
Also see
pro-shipperrelationshipperseaman

Origin

shipper · noun

  1. Middle Low Germanschipper
  2. Englishshipper

Either formed anew from ship + -er or borrowed from Middle Low German schipper; compare skipper and Old English sċipere (“sailor”). Piecewise doublet of skipper (“captain, sailor”).

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shipper · noun

From a clipping of relationshipper. Relationshipper emerged in early online fandom of the television series The X-Files as a term for fans who supported the possibility of a Mulder/Scully romance. It was shortened to r'shipper, then 'shipper, and finally shipper. By surface analysis, ship (“to create a fictional romantic relationship”) + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian изпращач, товародател
  • изпращач (izpraštač)the person or organization that ships (sends) something
  • товародател (tovarodatel)the person or organization that ships (sends) something
Czech přepravce
  • přepravcethe person or organization that ships (sends) something
Greek ναυλωτής, αποστολέας
  • ναυλωτής (navlotís)the person or organization that ships (sends) something
  • αποστολέας (apostoléas)the person or organization that ships (sends) something
Polish spedytor
  • spedytorthe person or organization that ships (sends) something
Russian грузоотправи́тель, товароотправи́тель
  • грузоотправи́тель (gruzootpravítelʹ)the person or organization that ships (sends) something
  • товароотправи́тель (tovarootpravítelʹ)the person or organization that ships (sends) something
  • отправи́тель (otpravítelʹ)the person or organization that ships (sends) something

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shipper

ripperzipperstripperskipperclipperslipperflipperchippergrippertippernipperkipperhipperblippercarpet slippersquipper
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Anagrams

preship
Cite this entry
APA

shipper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipper

MLA

“shipper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipper.

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