What does FREIGHTER mean?
Definitions for FREIGHTER
ˈfreɪ tərfreighter
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Princeton's WordNet
bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant shipnoun
a cargo ship
"they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
Wiktionary
freighternoun
One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
freighternoun
One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
freighternoun
One for whom freight is transported.
freighternoun
A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Freighternoun
He who freights a vessel.
Etymology: fretteur, French.
ChatGPT
freighter
A freighter is a large ship or aircraft designed to carry and transport heavy cargo or goods over great distances. It is also known as a cargo ship or cargo plane. The term can also refer to a person employed in transporting or receiving and delivering goods.
Webster Dictionary
Freighternoun
one who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship
Freighternoun
one employed in receiving and forwarding freight
Freighternoun
one for whom freight is transported
Freighternoun
a vessel used mainly to carry freight
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
freighter
The party who hires a vessel or part of a vessel for the carriage of goods.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of FREIGHTER in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of FREIGHTER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of FREIGHTER in a Sentence
We continue to believe in the long-term strength of the freighter market and the 747-8 is uniquely positioned to capture this demand.
There is more work to do....There is a lot of demand for the 777 freighter and we have been pretty active in that marketspace and talking to several customers, we have several campaigns and activities for this year.
It has affected one of our freighters - a freighter aircraft (Boeing) 777 which we took delivery in December. We had to find a bank to finance that. Fortunately we got one so we are okay.
The next step we are looking at is what we want to do in the single-aisle market, where we see demand for over 1,000 conversions over the next 20 years, we are looking at potentially pursuing a freighter conversion program for the 737-800. We see potential especially in the express market in the U.S. and China.
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