freight forwarder
Americannoun
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freight forwarders
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of freight forwarder
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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“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
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
“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
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