shipper

CEFRB2

/ˈʃɪp.ə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or company that sends goods.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A box for shipping something fragile, such as bottled beer or wine.

Examples

  • A shipper is a person or company that sends goods by sea or land.

  • The shipper guaranteed that the package would arrive tomorrow.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈʃɪp.ɚ] ~ [ˈʃɪp.ɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The person or organization that ships (sends) something.

  2. A seaman; mariner; skipper.

  3. A person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.

More examples

In context

  • The shipper is responsible for the safe delivery of the goods.

  • The shipper should have paid for insurance on the package, because it was damaged when it arrived.

  • For creative fans and committed 'shippers^([sic]), fanfiction continues the interaction — the dialogue, the conversation, the story […]

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The blank carefully packed the fragile items into boxes for transport.

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Origin

noun

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”).