forwarder

[ fawr-wer-der ]

/ ˈfɔr wər dər /

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noun

a person who forwards.

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Origin of forwarder

First recorded in 1540–50; forward + -er¹

Words nearby forwarder

For want of a nail the kingdom was lost, forward, forward bias, forward delivery, forward echelon, forwarder, forward exchange, forward heart failure, forwarding, forwarding agent, forward-looking

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How to use forwarder in a sentence

Beginning around April of 2020, even the freight forwarders, who do this professionally, started having a hard time finding space on ships.
Why Is Everything More Expensive Right Now? Let This Stuffed Giraffe Explain|Alana Semuels|August 17, 2021|Time
Freight forwarders and shippers are fighting one another to get shipping slots.
Why Is Everything More Expensive Right Now? Let This Stuffed Giraffe Explain|Alana Semuels|August 17, 2021|Time
The forwarder wrote back, “container will be rolled to another mother vessel,” without any other information.
Why Is Everything More Expensive Right Now? Let This Stuffed Giraffe Explain|Alana Semuels|August 17, 2021|Time
It is always possible, however improbable, that we may be helped a little forwarder on the path towards realization.
God and Mr. Wells|William Archer

But to her he only appeared as the ready forwarder of Aimée's devices.
Wives and Daughters|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
The forwarder, who performs all the other operations leading up to the finishing.
Arts and Crafts Essays|Various
This process also enables the forwarder to give great sharpness and finish to this part of his work, if he think it worth while.
Arts and Crafts Essays|Various
You see we wasn't aware till this morning that you were going to move, or we could have been forwarder.
The Mayor of Casterbridge|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for forwarder

forwarder

/ (ˈfɔːwədə) /

noun

a person or thing that forwards

a person engaged in the bookbinding process of forwarding

See forwarding agent

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