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freighter

[frey-ter] / ˈfreɪ tər /
NOUN
truck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
car crate jeep lorry pickup rig van wagon
STRONG
buggy carryall dump semi wheels
WEAK
eighteen-wheeler four by eight four by four four-wheel drive

Example Sentences

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“They fooled us,” says Victor, retired after a life as a freighter crewman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

He said these included a French ship and a freighter from the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter and a helicopter took 365 people off a fishing boat, according to the agency.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

The freighter, ordered by Taiwan’s EVA Air, took off for Taipei on April 8, according to FlightRadar24 data.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

George Dasch and his team boarded a freighter, crossed its deck, and walked carefully over a gangplank into German U-boat 202.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple