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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
countable and uncountable, plural executions
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances). quotations examples
Already the poor man saw himself crowned by the might of his arm Emperor of Trebizond at least; and so, led away by the intense enjoyment he found in these pleasant fancies, he set himself forthwith to put his scheme into execution.
1885, John Ormsby, chapter 1, in Don QuixoteWikisource, volume 1, translation of original by Miguel de Cervantes
The state of being accomplished. examples
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated. examples
(law) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will. examples
(now rare) Specifically, the seizure of a debtor's goods or property in default of payment. quotations
There are two executions in the house, one for sixteen hundred, the other for two thousand three hundred pounds.
1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 166
(law) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect. examples
(computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer. examples