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

By now, some of those freighters were supposed to be docking at what was dubbed the Jasper Ocean Terminal. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026

The Edmund Fitzgerald is a legend on the lakes, the Queen of the Lakes at the time, and the largest freighter to ever go down. — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Mouthwashing follows five crew members stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, which crash lands on an asteroid. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

While the pic’s storyline is under wraps, the game follows five crew members who are stranded aboard the space freighter Tulpar, where dwindling supplies, isolation and mounting paranoia expose the fractures between them. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

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