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charterer

charterer

1 7.9
A person or company that hires transport for a set time
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɑːrtərər/
  • Specialized
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  • The charterer signed a contract to rent the yacht for two weeks during the summer vacation.
  • bareboat charterer
  • charterer's liability
  • time charterer

Examples

  • The vessel was operated by the bareboat charterer at the time of the accident.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Vetting is a voluntary practice conducted exclusively by charterers in order to choose the most suitable vessel to carry their cargoes.

    Academic text (2017)
  • When the charter period ends, the ship is sold to the charterer and the sales payment is used to repay the investor's principal.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The carrier was the time charterer which chartered the vessel X from C, who was the owner.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Therefore, it is only a tool for the charterer and in no way prevents him from exercising his will.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Specifically, if the shipowner can prove that the charterer breached his duty of care, the injured party may claim against the charterer.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The purchased ship is chartered to a charterer, and the charter hire is used for repayment of the principal and interest of the loan.

    Academic text (2017)
  • So, the conclusion of this study is that in most cases the charterer can easily incur liability for pollution if he breaches safety rules.

    Academic text (2017)
  • There is a tendency in Korea for the BBCHP vessel to be regarded as actually owned by the Korean charterer.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Vetting is a voluntary process conducted by individuals, namely charterers or cargo owners, to verify the vessel's seaworthiness for the carriage of a specific cargo.

    Academic text (2017)

Surface Forms

charterer singular
charterers plural

Morphology

charterer = charter (transparent) = charter + er

Formed by the productive agent-forming suffix '-er' from the verb 'charter' meaning 'to hire', so the role 'person who hires' is directly deducible.

Etymology

Charterer comes from charter, which comes from the old word charta meaning 'paper' or 'document'. A helpful way to remember the shipping sense is this: a ship is hired by a written charter, so a charterer is the person or company who rents the whole vessel for a time.