# shipper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɪp.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,720

## Definitions
1. A seaman; mariner; skipper.
2. The person or organization that ships (sends) something.
3. A box for shipping something fragile, such as bottled beer or wine.

## Etymology
Either formed anew from ship + -er or borrowed from Middle Low German schipper; compare skipper and Old English sċipere (“sailor”). Piecewise doublet of skipper (“captain, sailor”).

## Easily confused with
- **supper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-supper)
- **sniper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-sniper)
- **shiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-shiver)
- **slipped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-slipped)
- **skipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-skipper)
- **shopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-shopper)
- **snippet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-snippet)
- **stopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-stopper)
- **slipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-slipper)
- **snapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-snapper)
- **slippery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-slippery)
- **stripper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-stripper)
- **slippers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipper-vs-slippers)
- **shiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiner-vs-shipper)
- **shaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaper-vs-shipper)
- **shipped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipped-vs-shipper)
- **sharper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shipper)
- **shifter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shifter-vs-shipper)
- **shimmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimmer-vs-shipper)
- **Shipley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shipley-vs-shipper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsipper`, `shhipper`, `shipepr`, `shiper`, `shipperr`, `shippre`, `shpiper`, `sihpper`, `sshipper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shipper