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shipper
Shipper (noun) means (dated) A sailor.
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1
(dated) A sailor.
2
The individual or organisation responsible for sending something.
"The shipper should have paid for insurance on the package, because it was damaged when it arrived."
3
A container used to ship fragile goods, such as bottles of beer or wine.
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Etymology
Either formed anew from ship and -er, or borrowed from Middle Low German schipper; compare skipper and Old English sċipere (“sailor”). It is a piecewise doublet of skipper (“captain, sailor”).
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What is the meaning of shipper?
"shipper" (noun) means (dated) A sailor.
What is the opposite of shipper?
The opposite of "shipper" is consignee.
What are the different meanings of shipper?
"shipper" has 3 main meanings: 1. (dated) A sailor; 2. The individual or organisation responsible for sending something; 3. A container used to ship fragile goods, such as bottles of beer or wine.
