"unloader" meaning in English

See unloader in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: unloaders [plural]
Etymology: From unload + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unload|er}} unload + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} unloader (plural unloaders)
  1. One who or that which unloads. Derived forms: self-unloader

Inflected forms

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