loader

[ loh-der ]

/ ˈloʊ dər /

noun

a person or thing that loads.

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.

Nearby words

load-lugger, load-shedding, loaded, loaded for bear, loaded question, loader, loadie, loading, loading coil, loading program, loadmaster

Origin of loader

Middle English loder; see load, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for loader

The Loader must be careful not to touch the fuze composition with his fingers, for fear of injuring it by moisture.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN
The second loader steps forward at a signal from the gun captain.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"|Russell Doubleday
The Loader and Sponger haul up and secure the lower half-ports, put in tompion, and secure muzzle-bag.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN
With the Wenman, who drove the wain, we may mention the Leader or Loader.
The Romance of Names|Ernest Weekley

"There goes a signal on the flagship," exclaimed the first loader, pointing out the port.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"|Russell Doubleday

British Dictionary definitions for loader

loader

/ (ˈləʊdə) /

noun

a person who loads a gun or other firearm

(in combination) designating a firearm or machine loaded in a particular waybreech-loader; top-loader

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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loader

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loader

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