Unloader

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which unloads.

    "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."

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From unload + -er.

Related phrases

self-unloaderagent noun

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