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SHIP BROKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ship broker mean?
• SHIP BROKER (noun)
The noun SHIP BROKER has 1 sense:
1. an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge
Familiarity information: SHIP BROKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("ship broker" is a kind of...):
agent; broker; factor (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)
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