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Freighter vs Freighted - What's the difference?

freighter | freighted |

As a noun freighter

is one who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.

As a verb freighted is

(freight).

freighter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
  • One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
  • One for whom freight is transported.
  • A vessel used mainly to carry freight; a cargo ship.

    • freighted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (freight)
  • *

    • Anagrams

    *

    freight

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Payment for transportation.
    • The freight was more expensive for cars than for coal.
  • Goods or items in transport.
    • The freight shifted and the trailer turned over on the highway.
  • Transport of goods.
    • They shipped it ordinary freight to spare the expense.
  • (label) Cultural or emotional associations.
    • A wedding ring is small, but it has massive emotional freight .

    Synonyms

    * cargo * luggage

    Derived terms

    * freight car * freighter * freight yard * pay the freight

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To transport (goods).
  • To load with freight. Also figurative .
  • *

    • Derived terms

    * fraught

    Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * English words not following the I before E except after C rule