freight forwarder

American  

noun

freight forwarders plural

1. a person or firm that arranges to pick up or deliver goods on instructions of a shipper or a consignee from or to a point by various necessary conveyances and common carriers.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• freight forwarders
  plural

Etymology

Origin of freight forwarder

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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freight forwarder

“Freighter aircraft are not as common as passenger aircraft,” said Stefan Krikken, head of airfreight for Danish freight forwarder DSV.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

"The port of Jeddah is not at all sized to handle such import volumes and a port congestion situation is emerging," Arthur Barillas de The, cofounder of freight forwarder Ovrsea, told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Flexport is a fully licensed freight forwarder, meaning it manages end-to-end sea, air, rail and road freight shipments.

From Reuters ● Feb. 28, 2023

“It’s a massive traffic jam that is now unclogging,” said Phil Levy, the chief economist at Flexport, a freight forwarder.

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022

Now, consumers are returning to their previous habits with the balance between goods and services spending back to where it stood in May 2020, according to data adjusted for inflation from Flexport, a freight forwarder.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022