payloader

[pey-loh-der]

noun

1. a heavy, wheeled vehicle with a large, movable blade or scoop at the front.

Word History and Origins

Origin of payloader¹

First recorded in 1950–55; payload + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The dump truck and payloader were owned by On the Level Construction, from Grafton.

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The patrol says 65-year-old Danny Howard, of Grand Forks, was working at the landfill Saturday afternoon when a dump truck and a payloader struck him.

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The operator of the payloader was not hurt.

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Officials say the payloader was attempting to push start the unoccupied dump truck.

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NJ.com reports that the North Bergen police department says 31-year-old Angelo Maietta of Bayonne was hit by a payloader at Lincoln Recycling in North Bergen just before 10:30 a.m.

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