loader

American  

[loh-der] / ˈloʊ dər /

noun

1. a person or thing that loads.

2. a self-propelled machine with a shovel or bucket at the end of articulated arms, used to raise earth or other material and load it into a dump truck.

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ˈloader British  

/ ˈləʊdə /

noun

1. a person who loads a gun or other firearm

2. (in combination) designating a firearm or machine loaded in a particular way

   breech-loader

   top-loader

3. computing a system program that takes a program in a form close to machine code and places it into a memory for execution

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Etymology

Origin of loader

Middle English loder; load, -er ¹

Example Sentences

It is believed that Khormuj has a mechanical loader for moving missiles into the silos on train tracks, instead of on mobile launchers.

From The Wall Street Journal

He managed to duck behind them right before a backhoe loader rolled past.

From Literature

A wheel loader was used on Tuesday to move a giant boulder off the road, video shared by Caltrans showed.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.N. has requested permission from Israel to bring in 120 dump trucks, 80 wheel loaders, 20 excavators and more crushers to scale up the work.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his early days, loaders had to learn the details of a driver’s route and load packages in a way that made it easy for the driver to find them in the truck.

From The Wall Street Journal