freighter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a cargo ship
    merchant ship; merchantman; bottom.
    • they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms

WordNet

Freight"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
  2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
  3. One for whom freight is transported.
  4. A vessel used mainly to carry freight.

Webster 1913