FREIGHTER

bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant ship

(noun) a cargo ship; “they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

freighter (plural freighters)

One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.

One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.

One for whom freight is transported.

A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.

Source: Wiktionary

Freight"er, n.

1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.

2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.

3. One for whom freight is transported.

4. A vessel used mainly to carry freight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition