Definition of "freighter" in English

adverb

1. One who loads a ship.

   • Near-synonyms: docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman; loader

2. One who charters and loads a ship.

   • Near-synonym: charterer

3. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.

4. One for whom freight is transported.

5. (nautical) A ship used mainly to carry freight.

   • cargo freighter
   • oil freighter
   • bulk freighter
   • The cargo was shipped across the ocean on a large freighter.
   • A Chinese freighter was spotted entering the harbor.

6. (aviation, by extension) An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.