shipper

noun

ship·​per ˈshi-pər How to pronounce shipper (audio)
: one that sends goods by any form of conveyance

Examples of shipper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Panama, some shippers have paid multimillion-dollar fees for dwindling numbers of transit slots through the canal. Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 23 June 2024 Air freight is expensive and limited by traffic, which has already pushed shippers like UPS to cut back air cargo operations in favor of cheaper, but slower, ground transportation. Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024 But the public index is still based on averages provided by shippers and forwarders, so it can be presumed that many of the individual rates for cargo shipments were higher. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 June 2024 Since the shipper couldn’t pay the requisite fees once the ship reached the Panama Canal, the Panamanian government seized the vessel. Mark Yarm, Vulture, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for shipper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shipper was in 1755

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“Shipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipper. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

shipper

noun
ship·​per ˈship-ər How to pronounce shipper (audio)
: one who ships goods
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