shipper Definition
ship·per (-ər)
noun
a person or agent who ships goods by any carrier; also, the carrier to whom they are consigned for transporting
shipper Synonyms
shipper Usage Examples
Possessives
declaration: Dry ice may be transported when the passenger completes a shipper's declaration at check-in, with a $ 40 USD one-way charge.
Converse of object
- know: Will Known Shippers be exempt from advanced manifest submission requirements?
- provide: The New York - Newcastle flight will provide shippers with guaranteed service for high-value or time-critical air freight.
- enable: That service will enable the shipper to release the goods without any delay.
- allow: This allows shippers to perform standardized shipment transactions, over a common platform, with all the participating carriers.
- name: The original bill had been put into the usual banking chain by the named shipper ( a third party supplier ).
- include: The cryo storage kit range includes dry shippers, intermediate Dewars, canes, sleeves and vials among others.
Adjective modifier
- dry: The dry shipper contains a device that monitors the temperature throughout the shipment period.
- other: Other shippers had to hand write consignment notes prior to collection.
- large: At one time Blyth was the largest shipper of coal in the country.
- major: Already it has been managing six major shippers, and another two are " in the pipeline " .
- unknown: Part of this process involves banning cargo from unknown shippers from passenger aircraft, and greatly strengthening the " Known Shipper " program.
- independent: Often the invoice will quote an independent shipper -- again invariably false.
Modifies a noun
- information: FBI men were pulled off the case and fed Shippers information.
- and/or: The latter tend to be focussed toward the needs of particular shippers and/or carriers.
Noun used with modifier
- drop: The drop shipper holds all the stock - You never hold any stock.
- wine: OL Castang Wine West Country wine shipper with an extensive list of wines from around the world.
- gas: Trading provides a means by which gas shippers can match changes in demand or supply.
- art: Specialist fine art shippers will plan strategies to avoid unnecessary damage.
- rail: Intermodal flows on the other hand are more buoyant, with just under half of rail shippers anticipating growth.
Browse dictionary entries near shipper
- ‹ shipped
- ‹ shippable
- ‹ shipowner
- ‹ shipment contract
- ‹ shipment
- ‹ shipmate
- ‹ shipmaster
- ‹ shipman
- ‹ shipload
- ‹ shiplap
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