unloader

Dock worker type

An unloader is a person or device that removes cargo, freight, or materials from a vehicle, container, or storage area: dock unloaders working the night shift, a grain unloader.

In machinery, an unloader is a valve or mechanism that releases pressure or diverts flow when a system reaches capacity.

The word sometimes describes someone who offloads unwanted items or responsibilities onto others.

warehouse

forklift

Powered pallet-hoisting vehicle

lumper · receiver · palletizer · inventory · distribution · fulfillment · racking · skid · dolly · shrink-wrap

dock

stevedore

Ship cargo handler

berth · wharf · pier · quay · harbor · port · shipyard · dockworker · gangway · mooring

firearm

magazine

Bound periodical with articles

round · ammunition · slide · breech · extractor · ejector · safety · jam · clearing · malfunction

machine

pneumatic

Using pressurized gas

rotary · tippler · automated · hydraulic · boom · grab · clamshell · continuous · mechanical · industrial

Categories
Opposites
cargo/material handling action

unloaderloader

One who fills containers

packer · filler · stacker · stuffer · stocker

Phrases
Family

unload, unloaded, unloading, unloads, unloaders

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G