unloader

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder.

Proto-Germanic *anda-

Proto-West Germanic *anda-

Old English and-

Old English on-

Middle English on-

English un-

English load

English unload

English -er

English unloader

From unload + -er.

Noun

unloader (plural unloaders)

1. One who or that which unloads.
   • 1963 June, B. Perren, “Colvilles iron ore traffic in the Glasgow area”, in Modern Railways, page 410:

     Two ships can be accommodated on the berth, although a single-vessel discharge is the usual arrangement, and there are three 20-ton ore unloaders on the quay.

Derived terms

• self-unloader

Anagrams

• Euroland, euroland, urodelan