freighter

noun

freight·​er ˈfrā-tər 

1

: one that loads or charters and loads a ship

2

: shipper

3

: a ship or airplane used chiefly to carry freight

Examples of freighter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His journey involved freighters, hitchhiking and about any means of transportation available that was not an airplane or rental car. —Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, shipments hidden in commercial freighters continue to reach Europe, though payments from those transactions take months to arrive, straining regime liquidity. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

Running a day late, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL cargo freighter pulled alongside the International Space Station on Thursday, delivering more than 5 tons of supplies and experiments to the lab's seven-person crew. —Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025

The Cygnus team overcame that problem, however, and got the freighter on track for a one-day-late rendezvous. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

freight entry 2 + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for freighter

• cater
• crater
• frater
• gator
• grater
• greater
• hater
• krater
• later
• plater
• prater
• rater

Kids Definition

freighter

noun

freight·​er ˈfrāt-ər 

1

: a person who carries or ships freight

2

: a ship or airplane used chiefly to carry freight