loader

/ˈloʊdər/
/ˈlʌʊdə/
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Other forms: loaders

Definitions of loader
  1. noun
    a laborer who loads and unloads ships at a waterfront
    synonyms: dock worker, dock-walloper, docker, dockhand, dockworker, longshoreman, lumper, stevedore
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    type of:
    jack, laborer, labourer, manual laborer
    someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
  2. noun
    an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
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    type of:
    attendant, attender, tender
    someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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