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forwarding agent

American  
forwarding agent British  

noun

  1. a person, agency, or enterprise engaged in the collection, shipment, and delivery of goods

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of forwarding agent

First recorded in 1890–95

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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

The forwarding agent told him that to secure payment, he must submit six copies of his bill to a bank.

From Time Magazine Archive

From an Austrian forwarding agent, Wiesenthal learned that Stangl's furniture had been shipped to Damascus, Syria.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every trans-shipper and middleman adds his commission, every valuer or forwarding agent gets his fee.

From Time Magazine Archive

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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