SHIPPER

shipper

(noun) a company in the business of shipping freight

shipper

(noun) someone who ships goods

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

shipper (plural shippers)

(archaic) A seaman; mariner; skipper.

The person or organization that ships (sends) something.

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

Etymology 2

Noun

shipper (plural shippers)

(fandom slang) A person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.

Antonyms

• anti-shipper

Coordinate terms

• slasher

Anagrams

• Piphers

Source: Wiktionary


Ship"per, n. Etym: [See Ship, n., and cf. Skipper.]

Definition: One who sends goods from one place to another not in the same city or town, esp. one who sends goods by water.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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