shipper
The person or organization that ships somethingThe person or organization that ships (sends) something.
» The lack of modern post facilities caused trouble for many shippers.
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4 sensesThe person or organization that ships (sends) something.
The shipper should have paid for insurance on the package, because it was damaged when it arrived.
грузоотправи́тельgruzootpravítelʹ, товароотправи́тельtovarootpravítelʹ, отправи́тельotpravítelʹ
someone who ships goods
A box for shipping something fragile, such as bottled beer or wine.
(slang)A person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.
(archaic)A seaman; mariner; skipper.
Examples
1 sentencesThe lack of modern post facilities caused trouble for many shippers.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Either formed anew from ship + -er or borrowed from Middle Low German schipper; compare skEither 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”).
From a clipping of relationshipper. Relationshipper emerged in early online fandom of the television series The X-Files as a term for fans who supported the possibility of a Mulder/Scully romance. It was shortened to r'shipper, then 'shipper, and finally shipper. By surface analysis, ship (“to create a fictional romantic relationship”) + -er.
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plural: shippersSynonyms
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