freight agent

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freight agent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Freight \Freight\ (fr[=a]t), a.
     Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with
     freight; as, a freight car.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Freight agent, a person employed by a transportation
        company to receive, forward, or deliver goods.
  
     Freight car. See under Car.
  
     Freight train, a railroad train made up of freight cars; --
        called in England goods train.
        [1913 Webster]

freight agent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  freight agent
      n 1: an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt
           and delivery of goods