forwarding agent
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of forwarding agent
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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"I used to work as a clearing and forwarding agent at the airport in the 1980s, that's where I learnt about avocado exports."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2018
Every trans-shipper and middleman adds his commission, every valuer or forwarding agent gets his fee.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The forwarding agent told him that to secure payment, he must submit six copies of his bill to a bank.
From Time Magazine Archive
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From an Austrian forwarding agent, Wiesenthal learned that Stangl's furniture had been shipped to Damascus, Syria.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The Venezuelan customs will not even allow the Maracaibo forwarding agent the same chops, as a general rule.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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