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plural loaders
Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads. quotations examples
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.
1944 March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Working of Marshalling Yards and Goods Sheds”, in Railway Magazine, page 85
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.
2014, Benerson Little, The Sea Rover's Practice
(computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution. examples
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc. examples
(marketing) An incentive given to a dealer. quotations examples
Unique point-of-purchase materials and display loaders dramatically contribute to the display's attention-getting ability.
1990, Robert B. Konikow, Sales Promotion Design, page 197
Marketers use dealer loaders to obtain new distributors and push larger quantities of goods.
1995, William M. Pride, O. C. Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies, page 591
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.
2001, Stuart Clark Rogers, Marketing Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques, page 172
(idiomatic) Pertaining to all categories or things. quotations examples
[…] in favor of a straight across-the-board salary increase […]
1949, United States Congress Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Hearings
A common technique (variously known as an emergency brake or meat axe budgeting) used by governments is across-the-board cuts;
1983, A. Premchard, Government Budgeting and Expenditure: Theory and Practice
Chile provides the region's best example of a country that has successfully reformed its core public administration across the board.
1998, Shahid Javed Burki, Guillermo Perry, Beyond the Washington Consensus: Institutions Matter
(gambling) Having an equal amount staked on a competitor placing first, second, or third. examples
(chess) Of a move or sequence of play, made in response to developments occurring in the game, as opposed to pre-planned or according to theory. examples