Dictionary

loader en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈloʊdɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From load + -er.

Meanings

1. (agent, form-of) Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads.
   form of load
   • The auto-loader on the gun kept jamming so they did it manually.
   • The loader […] placed the cartridge in the muzzle and shoved it in as far as he could. The rammer rammed it home, the gun captain inserting his priming wire to make sure. 2014, Benerson Little, The Sea Rover's Practice:
   • There was only one loader for the truck today so it took him a long time to get everything moved.
   • A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space. 1944 March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Working of Marshalling Yards and Goods Sheds”, in Railway Magazine, page 85:
2. A program that prepares other programs for execution.
3. A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc. ▸ Ellipsis of backhoe loader
   alt of backhoe loader
5. An incentive given to a dealer.
   • Dealer (or buying) loaders are gifts offered to resellers for stocking products. Many companies specialize in providing premium and gift items, and publish catalogues from which you can select appropriate items. 2001, Stuart Clark Rogers, Marketing Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques, page 172:
   • Unique point-of-purchase materials and display loaders dramatically contribute to the display's attention-getting ability. 1990, Robert B. Konikow, Sales Promotion Design, page 197:
   • Marketers use dealer loaders to obtain new distributors and push larger quantities of goods. 1995, William M. Pride, O. C. Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies, page 591:
6. (slang) Synonym of data wrangler

Forms

Deriveds

frontloader · boot loader · endloader · auto-loader · backhoe-loader · multi-loader · side-loader · payloader · top loader · end loader · multiloader · front-end loader · preloader · front loader · clapper-loader · absolute loader · turboloader · autoloader · self-loader · front end loader · skid loader · muzzle-loader · breech-loader · speed loader · tracked loader · breechloader · end-loader · backhoe loader · front-loader · muzzleloader · classloader · low loader

Synonyms

data wrangler

Translations (49)

uk заряджа́ючий (person or device that loads) · fa لودر (tractor with a scoop) · cs nakladač (person or device that loads) · fi kuormaaja (tractor with a scoop) · es paleadora (person or device that loads) · cmn 裝載機 /装载机 (tractor with a scoop) · tr loder (tractor with a scoop) · vi máy xúc lật (tractor with a scoop) · pt pá carregadora (tractor with a scoop) · pt carregadeira (tractor with a scoop) · cs nakladač (tractor with a scoop) · ka ჩამტვირთავი (program that prepares other programs for execution) · cmn 載入器 /载入器 (program that prepares other programs for execution) · tr yükleyici (tractor with a scoop) · fr chargeur (program that prepares other programs for execution) · acw شيول (tractor with a scoop) · de Radlader (tractor with a scoop) · hu homlokrakodó (tractor with a scoop) · nn hjullastar (tractor with a scoop) · it pala caricatrice (tractor with a scoop) · fa لودر (person or device that loads) · nl shovel (tractor with a scoop) · it pala meccanica (tractor with a scoop) · fr chargeur sur pneus (tractor with a scoop) · uk ванта́жник (person or device that loads) · sv hjullastare (tractor with a scoop) · nb laster (person or device that loads) · sl nakladalnik (tractor with a scoop) · ca pala carregadora (tractor with a scoop) · pt carregadora (tractor with a scoop) · nl wiellader (tractor with a scoop) · da gummihjulslæsser (tractor with a scoop) · fi pyöräkuormaaja (tractor with a scoop) · cmn 加載器 /加载器 (program that prepares other programs for execution) · da gummiged (tractor with a scoop) · cs zavaděč (program that prepares other programs for execution) · fi latausohjelma (program that prepares other programs for execution) · uk навантажувачі (tractor with a scoop) · es pala cargadora (tractor with a scoop) · es paleador (person or device that loads) · es cargadora (tractor with a scoop) · sh utovarivač (tractor with a scoop) · fi lataaja (person or device that loads) · nb hjullaster (tractor with a scoop) · pt pá carregadeira (tractor with a scoop) · nn lastar (person or device that loads) · fr chargeur (person or device that loads) · ro încărcător frontal (tractor with a scoop) · fr chargeuse sur pneus (tractor with a scoop)