FREIGHTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A cargo ship

Example:

they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms

Synonyms:

bottom; freighter; merchant ship; merchantman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("freighter" is a kind of...):

cargo ship; cargo vessel (a ship designed to carry cargo)

Derivation:

freight (load with goods for transportation)

freight (transport commercially as cargo)