tonner

9.5

A vehicle that can carry a certain number of tons

noun
/ˈtʌnər/

: tonelada

Elusive 175-tonners are hard to track.
a half-tonner

Examples

Laurel, it's Dr. Tonner, please call me back as soon as you get this message.

Freeheld (2015)
The cargo ship is classified as a tonner due to its capacity to carry 1,200 tons of freight.
He bought a new fishing boat that is a sturdy tonner able to navigate rough waters safely.
The port handles various types of ships, including large tonners used for transporting bulk goods.

Synonyms

freighter

vstonner

83 4.0

A large ship that carries goods between ports for sale

is defined by its capacity measured in a specified number of tons

bulker

vstonner

Specialized

7.8

A large ship that carries loose goods like grain or coal

is about vehicle capacity in tons rather than cargo type

How Heavy

freighter

83 4.0

cargo ship

26 3.0

tonner

9.5

lorry

11 3.5

van

676 1.0

car

∞ 1.0

bicycle

280 1.0

Surface Forms

tonner singular

tonners plural

Morphology

tonner = ton (semi-transparent) = ton + er

The word is built from 'ton' + '-er', but the resulting sense is a specialized label for a vehicle or vessel by tonnage rather than a fully predictable everyday meaning.

Etymology

Tonner comes from ton, meaning 'a unit of weight', plus the ending -er, meaning 'one that has'. So a three- or five-tonner is simply a vehicle that has or can carry that many tons.