shipper

noun

ship·​per ˈshi-pər 

: one that sends goods by any form of conveyance

Examples of shipper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than three-fourths of respondents (76 percent) identified the relationship between shippers and transportation partners as the one most in need of closer collaboration to mitigate freight fraud. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

High costs But shippers are ferrying crude through Hormuz at high cost to the lives of their crews and in freight and insurance rates, Bockmann said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shipper

• chipper
• clipper
• dipper
• flipper
• gripper
• kipper
• nipper
• ripper
• skipper
• slipper
• stripper
• tipper

Kids Definition

shipper

noun

ship·​per ˈship-ər 

: one who ships goods