Etymology
Origin of hauler
Example Sentences
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Waste Management WM -0.73%decrease; red down pointing triangle , the largest U.S. trash hauler and recycler, is spending more than $1.4 billion building and automating recycling facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
The cable hauler helped to load the first successful transatlantic telephone cable in 1956.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
Leo Daube, a spokesman for Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, who represents the area, said the city offered encampment residents services and housing and the lot’s owner hired a hauler to remove debris.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
The Honda Pilot is a popular midsize SUV for shoppers in need of a versatile family-oriented hauler.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023
“He worked for himself. He was a freelance junk hauler and got paid by the job.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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