Synonyms for freighter
ˈfreɪ tərfreighter

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1. bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant shipnoun

   a cargo ship

   "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"

   Synonyms:
   fanny, tail, seat, butt, bottom of the inning, rear end, can, merchantman, nates, fundament, bottomland, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, underside, merchant ship, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, bed, hind end, undersurface, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, rear, tush

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1. List of paraphrases for "freighter":

   ship, vessel, boat, cargo

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How to use freighter in a sentence?

1. Tewolde Gebremariam:

   It has affected one of our freighters - a freighter aircraft (Boeing) 777 which we took delivery in December. We had to find a bank to finance that. Fortunately we got one so we are okay.

2. Ihssane Mounir:

   There is more work to do....There is a lot of demand for the 777 freighter and we have been pretty active in that marketspace and talking to several customers, we have several campaigns and activities for this year.

3. Randy Tinseth:

   The next step we are looking at is what we want to do in the single-aisle market, where we see demand for over 1,000 conversions over the next 20 years, we are looking at potentially pursuing a freighter conversion program for the 737-800. We see potential especially in the express market in the U.S. and China.

4. Boeing Co:

   We continue to believe in the long-term strength of the freighter market and the 747-8 is uniquely positioned to capture this demand.