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
He knew I’d rather be bagging groceries at Stokes than driving the loader in Blackfoot, the dusty town an hour north where Dad was building a milking barn.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
There weren’t any loaders working yet, though, and the weather wasn’t cooperating for a burn.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
These days, Martinez said, loaders get computer-generated instructions of where to place packages and drivers use a hand-held device to find out where each package is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
WRCOs are on a higher pay band than the loaders - £26,409 to £32,654.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025
Not long after the tornado hit Greenfield, Iowa, residents were already using skid loaders to clear streets.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2024
Front loaders and trucks flitted in and out of the scene like ghosts caught unawares.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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