noun
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a person who loads a gun or other firearm
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(in combination) designating a firearm or machine loaded in a particular way
breech-loader
top-loader
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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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A front-end loader would roll down the seemingly endless aisles and pop the trees out one by one.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Keith Silvester, technical manager at ALLMI, the trade association for the lorry loader industry, said "the incident would not have occurred" had Miller "secured the log grapple in a central position using a ratchet strap".
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
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 ● Mar. 5, 2026
Festival-goers can compete for the title of best welder, crane operator or backhoe loader -- or be crowned the "Oildorado Queen."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
I worked my way to Mishnory as a landboat loader on a fresh-fish caravan from Shelt.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
But during a search of his vehicle, investigators said, they recovered a revolver and additional ammunition, as well as speed loaders, which allow multiple chambers of a gun to be loaded at once.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
There weren’t any loaders working yet, though, and the weather wasn’t cooperating for a burn.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
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 ● Oct. 29, 2025
The bin lorry drivers in Birmingham were accompanied by two loaders and a WRCO, but the council now wants to cut the crews to three by getting rid of the role of the WRCOs.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
Nowadays they move those logs with loaders and tractors.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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