Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which unloads; specifically, a contrivance for unloading, as hay.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Agent noun ofunload ; one who unloads.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The quiet charmer of the group is the Green Party 's Howie Hawkins, a Dartmouth College graduate who works as a truck-unloader for UPS and names reading as his favorite pastime.
Candidates Crowd Stage Erica Orden 2010
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Another is a UPS truck-unloader who is on his 18th campaign for public office.
Candidates Crowd Stage Erica Orden 2010
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The participants, who also included a personal-injury lawyer, a retired postal worker, and a Dartmouth-educated truck-unloader for UPS, were given equal time to speak.
Minor Players Highlight Governor Debate Jacob Gershman 2010
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After he finished milking his herd, he turned his attention to the silo unloader, which wasn\'t working properly.
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After he finished milking his herd, he turned his attention to the silo unloader, which wasn\'t working properly.
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Only this time, his foot was too close to the machinery, and his shoe and leg were pulled into the unloader.
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After he finished milking his herd, he turned his attention to the silo unloader, which wasn't working properly.
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Ships and trains are cool by themselves, off running along, but bring the two of them together and stick a Hulett unloader I know – off topic in the middle and things get very interesting.
Trackwork 2008
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Ships and trains are cool by themselves, off running along, but bring the two of them together and stick a Hulett unloader I know – off topic in the middle and things get very interesting.
Wordly Wise 2008
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When the tractor hauling a grain cart pulled up alongside me, I certainly wouldn't have slowed down, but instead pressed the button to activate the unloader without pause.
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