consigner
One who ships
A consigner is someone who sends goods to another party for sale, storage, or shipment.
In retail, a consigner delivers items to a shop that sells them on their behalf, taking a percentage when sold: The consigner dropped off vintage dresses at the boutique.
Also spelled consignor, especially in legal and commercial contexts.
One who dispatches cargo
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- carrierOne that transports
dispatch · forwarding · exporter · importer · warehouse · shipment · parcel · courier
One entrusting property temporarily
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
indemnity · agreement · principal · agent · terms · conditions · title transfer · ownership
One who trades goods
- vendorOne who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- merchantOne who sells wares
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
trader · distributor · broker · dealership · exporter · marketplace · transaction · buyer
Transfer of property rights
- handoverTransfer of control
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- transitMovement between places
passage · entrustment · deposit · custody · possession · surrender · transmission · receipt
Formal repair promise
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- suretyBacker of obligation
- backingAid or sponsorship
- endorsementFormal expression of support
collateral · security · bond · protection · underwriting · guarantor · pledge · recourse
shipper
One who dispatches cargo
carrier · dispatch · forwarding · exporter · importer · warehouse · shipment · parcel · courier · haulage
bailor
One entrusting property temporarily
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- obligationRequired task or commitment
liability · indemnity · agreement · principal · agent · terms · conditions · title transfer · ownership · rights
seller
One who trades goods
wholesaler · trader · distributor · broker · dealership · exporter · marketplace · transaction · buyer · goods
conveyance
Transfer of property rights
- handoverTransfer of control
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- relocationPermanent change of residence
transit · passage · entrustment · deposit · custody · possession · surrender · transmission · receipt · documentation
warranty
Formal repair promise
endorsement · collateral · security · bond · protection · underwriting · guarantor · pledge · recourse · insurance
- merchantstraders, merchant, merchants, retailers, vendors
- auction peopleauctioneer, bidder, buyer, seller, online bidder
- dealersantique dealer, art dealer, book dealer, coin dealer, furniture dealer
- shoppersshoppers, bargain hunters, window shopper, impulse buyers, window shoppers
- art tradeart dealer, gallerist, auction house, auctioneer
- consignment shopsStores selling goods for owners
- consignment storesShops selling goods for owners
- consignment saleSale of others' goods
- consign to oblivionDoom to be forgotten
consign, consignment, consignee, consigning, consignor, consigns, consignments, consignees, consignors