freighter

  1. Noun.  One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
  2. Noun.  One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
  3. Noun.  One for whom freight is transported.
  4. Noun.  A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.

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