ship-broker
noun
a person who acts for a shipowner by getting cargo and passengers for his ships and also handling insurance and other matters
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Historical Examples of ship-broker
Father outdoor clerk of some ship-broker in Rotterdam; mother dead.
An Outcast of the IslandsJoseph Conrad
Her father was a ship-broker, and afterwards had vessels of his own.
Notable Women Authors of the DayHelen C. Black
"Well, it so happened that I'd just the very thing they seemed to want," continued the ship-broker.
Ravensdene CourtJ. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The ship-broker started a little as he glanced at the card and realized Scarterfield's calling.
Ravensdene CourtJ. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher