Shipper

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "shipper":
     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
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  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.