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Freighter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.

Freighter [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.

2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.

3. One for whom freight is transported.

4. A vessel used mainly to carry freight.