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loader

 
 
/ˈləʊdər/ noun [U] TRANSPORT

Definition

a person who puts heavy goods onto a vehicle so they can be transported: I worked for UPS during college as a loader. aircraft/baggage loaders
a machine used for putting heavy goods onto a vehicle so they can be transported, or the vehicle used to transport them: a front-end/cargo/skip loader
(Definition of loader noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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