Etymology

From load +‎ -erCategory:English terms suffixed with -er#LOADER.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊdɚ/Category:English 2-syllable words#LOADERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#LOADER

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -əʊdə(ɹ)Category:Rhymes:English/əʊdə(ɹ)#LOADERCategory:Rhymes:English/əʊdə(ɹ)/2 syllables#LOADER

Noun

loader (plural loaders)Category:English lemmas#LOADERCategory:English nouns#LOADERCategory:English countable nouns#LOADERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LOADERCategory:Pages with entries#LOADERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#LOADER

1. Category:English agent nouns#LOADERAgent noun of loadCategory:English agent nouns#LOADER; a person or device that loads.

   There was only one loader for the truck today so it took him a long time to get everything moved.Category:English terms with usage examples#LOADER

   The auto-loader on the gun kept jamming so they did it manually.Category:English terms with usage examples#LOADER

   • 1944 March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Working of Marshalling Yards and Goods Sheds”, in Railway Magazine, page 85:

     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.

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   • 2014, Benerson Little, The Sea Rover's Practice:

     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.

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2. (computingCategory:en:Computing#LOADER) A program that prepares other programs for execution.
3. Category:en:Construction vehicles#LOADERA tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.
   1. Category:en:Construction vehicles#LOADEREllipsis of backhoe loaderCategory:English ellipses#LOADER
4. (marketingCategory:en:Marketing#LOADER) An incentive given to a dealer.
   • 1990, Robert B. Konikow, Sales Promotion Design, page 197:

     Unique point-of-purchase materials and display loaders dramatically contribute to the display's attention-getting ability.

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   • 1995, William M. Pride, O. C. Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies, page 591:

     Marketers use dealer loaders to obtain new distributors and push larger quantities of goods.

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   • 2001, Stuart Clark Rogers, Marketing Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques, page 172:

     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.

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Anagrams

• ordeal, Eldora, Laredo, reload, Rodela

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (noun) /lo.dœʁ/, (verb) /lo.de/Category:French 2-syllable words#LOADERCategory:French 2-syllable words#LOADERCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#LOADER

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#LOADER

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#LOADER

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#LOADER

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#LOADER

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#LOADER

Noun

loader m (plural loaders)Category:French lemmas#LOADERCategory:French nouns#LOADERCategory:French countable nouns#LOADERCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#LOADERCategory:French masculine nouns#LOADERCategory:Pages with entries#LOADERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#LOADER

1. (computingCategory:fr:Computing#LOADER) loader

Verb

loaderCategory:French lemmas#LOADERCategory:French verbs#LOADERCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#LOADERCategory:Pages with entries#LOADERCategory:Pages with 2 entries#LOADER

1. (computingCategory:fr:Computing#LOADER) to load
2. (QuebecCategory:Quebec French#LOADER) to load

Further reading

• “loader”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012