/ ˈʃɪpə(r); NAmE / noun
a person or company that arranges for goods to be sent from one place to another, especially by ship
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English scipere sailor . Current senses date from the mid 18th cent.
/ ˈʃɪpə(r); NAmE / noun
a person or company that arranges for goods to be sent from one place to another, especially by ship
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English scipere sailor . Current senses date from the mid 18th cent.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005