shipper

noun

ship·​per ˈshi-pər 

: one that sends goods by any form of conveyance

Examples of shipper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Iranian strikes in Hormuz and Houthi attacks in the Red Sea continued to keep shippers away from both routes. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

With the entire industry struggling to address these new threats to commerce, the United States can step in, show the way, and push ocean shippers to acknowledge the new reality of a far more insecure ocean. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

But if shippers and insurers perceive that Egypt’s Mediterranean facilities are not only within Iranian range but also capable of being hit, that raises the prospect of the Red Sea being restricted at both ends. — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026

Growers, packers and shippers will also face rising costs when switching packaging or processing infrastructure, the representatives say. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shipper

• chipper
• clipper
• dipper
• flipper
• gripper
• kipper
• nipper
• ripper
• skipper
• slipper
• stripper
• tipper

Kids Definition

shipper

noun

ship·​per ˈship-ər 

: one who ships goods