ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Shipper', Synonyms of 'Shipper' & More on 'Shipper'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

shipper
    n 1: someone who ships goods
    2: a company in the business of shipping freight

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shipper \Ship"per\, n. [See Ship, n., and cf. Skipper.]
   One who sends goods from one place to another not in the same
   city or town, esp. one who sends goods by water.
   [1913 Webster]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

SHIPPER. One who ships or puts goods on board of a vessel, to be carried to 
another place during her voyage. In general, the shipper is bound to pay for 
the hire of the vessel, or the freight of the goods. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 1030.

Thesaurus Results for shipper:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, bearer, bheesty, busboy, caddie, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, common carrier, conveyer, coolie, cupbearer, drayman, express, expressman, freighter, gun bearer, hauler, homing pigeon, letter carrier, litter-bearer, porter, redcap, shield-bearer, skycap, stevedore, stretcher-bearer, the Water Bearer, transporter, truck driver, trucker, wagoner, water boy, water carrier

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