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shipper

noun

ship·​per ˈshi-pər How to pronounce shipper (audio)
: one that sends goods by any form of conveyance

Examples of shipper in a Sentence

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But Walmart faces obvious competition in the realm of online shopping this holiday season – juggernaut Amazon as well as affordable Chinese drop-shippers like Temu and Shein. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025 The study noted that although many shippers scaled back operations and drivers took time off during the week of Thanksgiving, the commercial crash rate per mile rose 13% last year as passenger vehicle volume surged during the holiday. Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025 Conditional data elements, which are only required in certain circumstances, now include shipper contact information, customer account details, shipping costs and device IP/MAC addresses used in transactions. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025 This type of scam proliferates around the holidays, when consumers make more online purchases and shippers deal with higher-than-normal volumes of packages, Visa notes. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shipper

Word History

First Known Use

1755, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shipper was in 1755

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“Shipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipper. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

shipper

noun
ship·​per ˈship-ər How to pronounce shipper (audio)
: one who ships goods
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