Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The agent of a vessel or line of vessels to whom goods are consigned for shipment, and who acts as agent for the ship or ships.
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Examples
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The shipping-agent glanced through the letter, then snapped:
Our Mr. Wrenn 2004
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Osgood had become little more than its manufacturer, shipping-agent, and accountant.
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The shipping-agent glanced through the letter, then snapped:
Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man Sinclair Lewis 1918
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The shipping-agent glanced through the letter, then snapped:
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James, in his most pompous mood and accompanied by a stiff, elderly shipping-agent, did not improve matters; and when Gibbons announced that dinner was served, Arthur rose with a little sigh of relief.
The Gadfly 1912
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Gemma had introduced him to a young Englishman there, a shipping-agent of liberal views, whom she and her husband had known in England.
The Gadfly 1912
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Osgood had become little more than its manufacturer, shipping-agent, and accountant.
Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900 Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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Osgood had become little more than its manufacturer, shipping-agent, and accountant.
Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete Albert Bigelow Paine 1899
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The advertisement directs reference to be made to a shipping-agent, by name Don Tomas Silvestre.
The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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In all probability, the shipping-agent sleeps by the side of his ledger; or, if not, likely enough one of his clerks.
The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850
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