loadmaster

[lohd-mas-ter, -mah-ster]

noun

1. an aircrew member responsible for the loading loading and stowage of cargo aboard an aircraft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loadmaster¹

First recorded in 1960–65; load + master

Example Sentences

Loadmaster Mohammad clipped a line to the cable, then secured himself and waited for the green light as the plane flew over the Mediterranean and positioned itself for the flight somewhere over central Gaza and lowered its altitude to 1,500 feet.

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“Ten minutes to drop,” the loadmaster said.

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Its cargo dispatched, the plane with the loadmaster Mohammad made good time back to base.

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Brian Campbell, 47, is the flight test weight and balance lead, a complex job he formerly carried out in the Air Force as a loadmaster on the giant C-17 military transports.

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"To meet the Duchess and for her to be so interested in and engaged with our stories was brilliant," Loadmaster Sergeant Mark Curtis told People magazine about the event.

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