n.

1. A vehicle, especially a ship, used for carrying freight.
2. A shipper of cargo.

n. 1. a vehicle, aircraft, or ship used to move cargo.

2. someone who ships cargo.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: A ship for carrying cargo.

A freighter was stranded on the sandbar when the tide went out.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a cargo ship
  Synonyms: bottom, merchantman, merchant ship

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fragtbåd, fragtfly, speditør

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrachtvliegtuig, bevrachter, schipper, vrachtverzender, vrachtschip

Français (French)
n. - (Naut) cargo, (Aviat) avion-cargo

Deutsch (German)
n. - Frachter, Frachtschiff, Frachtflugzeug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεταφορέας, πράκτορας μεταφορών, φορτηγό πλοίο ή αεροπλάνο

Italiano (Italian)
aereo da trasporto merci, nave da carico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cargueiro (m) (avião ou navio)

Русский (Russian)
фрахтовщик, грузовое судно/самолет

Español (Spanish)
n. - avión de carga, buque de carga, carguero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fraktbåt, speditör

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
货轮, 货车, 运输机, 发货人

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 貨輪, 貨車, 運輸機, 發貨人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 화물 취급인, 화물선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 船荷積込人, 運送業者, 貨物船

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشاحن , الناقله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטוס הובלה, ספינת משא, אדם המטעין סחורה על אוניה או מטוס, אחראי על שינוע מיטענים‬

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