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Added 9 October 2026

shipper

/ˈʃɪp.ə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shipper at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone who ships goods.
A company in the business of shipping freight.

Origin

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”).

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