loadmaster

American  

[lohd-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈloʊdˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of loadmaster

First recorded in 1960–65; load + master

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

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.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

The crew of three - two pilots and a loadmaster - fill up the plane via a cargo ramp at the rear.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2021

The former Boy Scout enlisted in 1994 as a loadmaster, where he played a crucial role in ensuring cargo and fuel were properly placed within the aircraft.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2017

This was independently confirmed by the loadmaster of the helicopter, who recollected seeing the flight bags.

From Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81 by New Zealand. Court of Appeal