1. One who ships goods to another.
2. One who contracts with a carrier for the transportation of cargo. • As a legal term of art, the shipper may not be the person who owns the cargo, but an agent or an independent contractor. Cf. CARRIER(1). [Cases: Carriers 3, 41. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace § 179; Carriers§§ 2, 385.]
