Shipper
noun
A person or company that sends or transports goods by sea, land, or air.
The shipper is responsible for packaging the goods securely.
Often appears as...
- freight shipper
- global shipper
noun
A person who wants two people, often fictional characters in a movie or a TV show, to have a relationship, usually romantic.
She is a major shipper of the characters Jane and Rafael from the TV show Jane the Virgin.
Often appears as...
- hardcore shipper
- shipper community
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial, Idiomatic
noun
A person or company that sends or transports goods by sea, land, or air.
The shipper is responsible for packaging the goods securely.
Often appears as...
- freight shipper
- global shipper
noun
A person who wants two people, often fictional characters in a movie or a TV show, to have a relationship, usually romantic.
She is a major shipper of the characters Jane and Rafael from the TV show Jane the Virgin.
Often appears as...
- hardcore shipper
- shipper community
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial, Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Business Context
The term 'shipper' is often used in logistics, trade, and transportation industries.
The shipper provided a tracking number for the shipment.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Responsibility
'Shipper' implies legal responsibility for the goods until they reach their destination.
As the shipper, you must declare the contents of the package.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Transport Modes
Shippers may use different modes of transport: road, rail, air, or sea.
We're looking for a shipper who uses eco-friendly land transport.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Context
The term 'shipper' is often used in logistics, trade, and transportation industries.
The shipper provided a tracking number for the shipment.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Responsibility
'Shipper' implies legal responsibility for the goods until they reach their destination.
As the shipper, you must declare the contents of the package.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Transport Modes
Shippers may use different modes of transport: road, rail, air, or sea.
We're looking for a shipper who uses eco-friendly land transport.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Context
The term 'shipper' is often used in logistics, trade, and transportation industries.
The shipper provided a tracking number for the shipment.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Responsibility
'Shipper' implies legal responsibility for the goods until they reach their destination.
As the shipper, you must declare the contents of the package.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Transport Modes
Shippers may use different modes of transport: road, rail, air, or sea.
We're looking for a shipper who uses eco-friendly land transport.
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Video examples
Africa’s rhyming history...
and achieved a monopoly of palm oil supply to counter what he saw as a European monopoly of shipping on the other side as historian Basel Davidson has put it jaja quote mattered modernised in every way he could uncork he persuaded one European shipper to break ranks and
Video examples
The Paint Shop PIPE...
zinc molecules to the steel and what that does is it prevents corrosion from creeping across so if you had a small stolen shipper with whatnot that went down to bare metal it wouldn't move across your whole car with the shell now cleaned and protected the car
Video examples
What is a gig economy?
that many people use to deliver packages. Drivers are matched with shippers, and 99 takes a cut. The company’s terms and conditions hold both the shipper and the driver liable for anything that could go wrong— including things like if a package gets stolen.
Video examples
Africa’s rhyming history...
and achieved a monopoly of palm oil supply to counter what he saw as a European monopoly of shipping on the other side as historian Basel Davidson has put it jaja quote mattered modernised in every way he could uncork he persuaded one European shipper to break ranks and
Video examples
The Paint Shop PIPE...
zinc molecules to the steel and what that does is it prevents corrosion from creeping across so if you had a small stolen shipper with whatnot that went down to bare metal it wouldn't move across your whole car with the shell now cleaned and protected the car
Video examples
What is a gig economy?
that many people use to deliver packages. Drivers are matched with shippers, and 99 takes a cut. The company’s terms and conditions hold both the shipper and the driver liable for anything that could go wrong— including things like if a package gets stolen.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Harold Hamm
American Businessman
Certainly, Continental has taken advantage of pipe and sponsored pipeline projects where we could. As a historic shipper, we have put a lot of oil on pipe. We have over half of our oil on pipe coming out of the Bakken. We feel good about that.
Quote examples
Ivana Trump
Czechoslovakian Celebrity
Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal.
Quote examples
Harold Hamm
American Businessman
Certainly, Continental has taken advantage of pipe and sponsored pipeline projects where we could. As a historic shipper, we have put a lot of oil on pipe. We have over half of our oil on pipe coming out of the Bakken. We feel good about that.
Quote examples
Ivana Trump
Czechoslovakian Celebrity
Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal.
Example 1 of 2
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