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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
plural affiliates
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things. quotations examples
They used to been[sic] more of a Detroit channel, as they had showed a lot of American programs, aside from being the CBC affiliate.
1999 July 29, Chris Sobieniak, “Weird 3d NFB animated short(any canadians in here?)”, in rec.arts.animation (Usenet)
third-person singular simple present affiliates, present participle affiliating, simple past and past participle affiliated
(transitive) To adopt; to receive into a family as one's offspring examples
(transitive) to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. quotations examples
Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?
1832, [Isaac Taylor], Saturday Evening. […], London: Holdsworth and Ball
(transitive, said of an illegitimate child) To fix the paternity of examples
(transitive) To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to. quotations examples
How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?
1855, Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Psychology
(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc. examples