shipper
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I think it all depends on who the shipper is and the complexity of their own internal network to change rounds on purchase orders.
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- noun One that consigns or receives goods for transportation.
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- From two o'clock on, the shipper was entitled to deduct five hundred dollars per hour from the contract price, until the shipment was delivered. — Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
- The shipper was a company in Japan, the receiver Chance Newman. — Loaded Dice
- I submitted a virtual tour and some live feeds from my remotes, but the shipper was apparently just as suspicious of other people's eyes as I am. — FSF,February2008
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I think it all depends on who the shipper is and the complexity of their own internal network to change rounds on purchase orders.
— SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page -
But if a shipper is a member of a powerful association, it can expect more favorable treatment.
— Purchasing - Top Stories
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- from Middle English, = Dutch schipper (later English skipper) = German schiffer, a shipman, boatman (in def. 2, directly from ship, v., + -er). Doublet of skipper.
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/ (shĭpˈər)/
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