shipper en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈʃɪp.ɚ/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
- [ˈʃɪp.ɚ] ~ [ˈʃɪp.ɹ̩] (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
- [ˈʃɪp.ə] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʃɪp.ə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Either formed anew from ship + -er or borrowed from Middle Low German schipper; compare skipper and Old English sċipere (“sailor”). Piecewise doublet of skipper (“captain, sailor”).
Meanings
- (archaic) A seaman; mariner; skipper.
-
The person or organization that ships (sends) something.
The shipper should have paid for insurance on the package, because it was damaged when it arrived.
- A box for shipping something fragile, such as bottled beer or wine.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shippers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Rocketshipper · shipperdom · comshipper · nonshipper
Translations (8)
cs přepravce (the person or organization that ships (sends) something) · bg товародател (the person or organization that ships (sends) something) · el ναυλωτής (the person or organization that ships (sends) something) · ru товароотправи́тель (the person or organization that ships (sends) something) · el αποστολέας (the person or organization that ships (sends) something) · bg изпращач (the person or organization that ships (sends) something) · ru отправи́тель (the person or organization that ships (sends) something) · ru грузоотправи́тель (the person or organization that ships (sends) something)