freighternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfreɪ.tər/us/ˈfreɪ.t̬ɚ/a large ship for carrying goods
a person whose job is loading goods onto ships or vehicles or transporting goods by ship or on a vehicle
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Passenger, cargo & military ships
- boat
- clipper
- cruise ship
- factory ship
- ferry
- galleon
- galley
- ghost ship
- hovercraft
- icebreaker
- merchant marine
- merchant navy
- oil tanker
- schooner
- steamship
- sub
- submarine
- tanker
- trawler
- USS
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Examples from literature
- But everybody we have met coming in says that there are no freighters going west now.
- It was still dark and raining when the two beleaguered freighters continued their journey next morning.
- No later than that morning a steamer—a small Dutch freighter—had come to a stop off the harbour.
- The freighters lying at anchor awaiting their cargoes.
- You'll ride a freighter, not a luxury liner.