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

See Examples For:

freight forwarder

Analyst Siraj Ahmed lowers his annual profit forecasts through FY 2028 on freight forwarder DSV’s decision to move its volumes in house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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

Temis Luxury said it fully complied with the laws and regulations of the UAE for freight forwarder activity.

From Reuters ● May 25, 2023

Patricia Anne Daly was born on Aug. 4, 1956, in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, where her mother was a teacher and her father worked as a freight forwarder for an import-export company.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022

Caitlin Murphy, the chief executive of Global Gateway Logistics, a freight forwarder, said small businesses in particular had been harmed by shipping practices during the pandemic, including when alliances have skipped less profitable ports.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2022