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loader

3 7.2

A person who puts bullets into a shooter's gun during a hunt

noun
/ˈloʊdər/

: cargador

As the operator of the game range, the loader skillfully loaded the weapons while keeping an eye on the target.
gunner and loader
gun loader

Examples

I want Corporal Aldrige and his loader to run the 200 yards.

The Great Raid (2005)
How do you forget, you're the loader, you handle ammo more than anybody on this crew?

Saints and Soldiers: The Void (2014)
Jeff stops screaming when the lady in the dress calls out for the shooters to shoot and the loaders to load.

Fiction book (1999)
Cherum had forty breech and twenty muzzle loaders in action on 14 January when his warriors repulsed two army attacks.

Academic text (1998)
I know many folks are grabbing their camo, throwing on extra layers, and getting up well before dawn to head into the woods with a bow or muzzle-loader, as well as oiling their guns in advance of rifle season.

Blog text (30)
The loader carefully positioned the cartridges into the chamber to ensure a smooth shoot.
During the hunt, the loader kept the rifles ready to fire by loading them quickly and efficiently.

Compounds

muzzle loader

Specialized

1 9.8

An old gun you load from the open front of its barrel

self-loader

Specialized

8.6

A gun that loads a new bullet by itself after each shot

Surface Forms

loader singular

loaders plural

Morphology

loader = load (transparent) = load + er

An agent noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-er' to the verb 'load'; meaning is directly 'one who loads'.

Etymology

Loader comes from the simple word load, which means 'to put in', plus the ending -er that means 'one who does it'. Picture someone quickly putting cartridges into a gun so the shooter can fire — that is why a loader is the person who loads guns.