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shipper

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ship·per  (shpr)
n.
One that consigns or receives goods for transportation.
shipper [ˈʃɪpə]
n
(Business / Professions) a person or company in the business of shipping freight
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shipper - someone who ships goods
bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
consigner, consignor - the person who delivers over or commits merchandise
2.shipper - a company in the business of shipping freight
company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
Translations
shipper [ˈʃɪpəʳ] N (= company) → empresa f naviera
shipper [ˈʃɪpər] n (= company) → affréteur m, expéditeur m
shipper
n (= company) → Speditionsfirma f
shipper [ˈʃɪpəʳ] n → spedizioniere m (marittimo)
shipper [ˈʃɪpəʳ] n → spedizioniere m (marittimo)


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In the beautiful, refreshing, still nights of spring, when the moon pours her silver light over the Country, the listening shipper hears from the rushing of the waves, the echoing Clang of a wonderfully charming voice, which sings a song from the crystal castle, and with sorrow and fear he thinks on the young Count Hermann, seduced by the Nymph.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
He was not one to arouse keen enthusiasm among the wor- shippers in his church but on the other hand he made no enemies.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
Perhaps the buyers would be holding off for better prices-- if they could scare the shippers into thinking that they meant to buy nothing that day, they could get their own terms.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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