loader

Plural: loaders

Noun

• a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
• an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
• Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads.
• A program that prepares other programs for execution.
• A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc.
• An incentive given to a dealer.

Examples

• "The auto-loader on the gun kept jamming so they did it manually."
• "There was only one loader for the truck today so it took him a long time to get everything moved."

Synonyms

dock worker, dock-walloper, docker, dockhand, dockworker, longshoreman, lumper, stevedore