loader
/'loudə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who loads guns for a shooter: A loader is an attendant who assists someone, typically a hunter, by loading their firearm with ammunition.
- A laborer who loads and unloads cargo: A loader is a worker responsible for placing goods onto or removing them from vehicles, especially ships in a port.
Examples
- Noun:
- The hunter's loader quickly prepared another cartridge for the rifle.
- The dock employed several loaders to manage the incoming cargo ships.
Advanced Usage
- "Stevedore": This is a more specific, formal synonym for a loader who works on ships, handling cargo.
- The stevedores, or loaders, worked efficiently to unload the containers.
Variants and Related Words
- Load (verb): To put a quantity of something onto or into a vehicle, container, or device.
- They need to load the truck before noon.
- Loading (noun): The action of putting a load on or into something.
- The loading of the ship took all day.
Synonyms
- Handler: A person who manages or deals with certain objects or materials.
- Laborer: A person doing unskilled manual work.
Related Phrases
- Front-end loader (noun): A type of tractor with a shovel/bucket at the front used for moving materials. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as a related machine, not as a definition of "loader" itself).
- The construction site used a front-end loader to move the dirt.
Noun
- an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
- a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port