shipper
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of shipper1
before 1100; 1745–55 for current sense; late Old English scipere sailor (not recorded in ME); see ship 1, -er 1
Origin of shipper2
First recorded in 1995–2000; shortening of earlier relationshipper (in the same sense)
Example Sentences
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The shipper Sea Legend will dispatch the Dubai Tower from Ningbo, China, to Felixstowe in the U.K. on what it calls the Arctic Express, following a route along Russia’s north coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Meanwhile shipper Maersk advised against transit through the strait.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
“If refunds are issued to FedEx, we will issue refunds to the shippers and consumers who originally bore those charges,” said the shipper in a statement soon after the Supreme Court ruling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
The cuts come as the shipper reported higher quarterly profit and guided for slightly higher revenue in the coming year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
So that altogether one-eighth of the total was lost to the shipper, and there was a good perquisite to the skipper or mate in pumping the molasses out of the bilges.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer
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