front loader

¹

noun

1. a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the front (as distinguished from a top loader ).

front-loader

²

[ fruhnt-loh-der ]

noun

1. front-end loader.
2. front loader.

front loader

noun

1. a washing machine with a door at the front which opens one side of the drum into which washing is placed

Word History and Origins

Origin of front loader¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Once residents willing to be relocated had been moved, a front-loader’s steel bucket began to crush tents and dump them in a trash truck.

From Seattle Times

Homeless advocates and elected officials have criticized the encampment removal program over initial missteps, including an incident in which a homeless man was scooped up by a front-loader as District crews worked to clear his tent under a Metro overpass in Northeast Washington last year.

From Washington Post

Next to a church on Monday, down the block from the school district headquarters, a Caterpillar front-loader attempted to clear the street.

From Seattle Times

The man, who was set to receive a housing voucher through the pilot, was scooped up by a front-loader as he slept in his tent.

From Washington Post

The man, who was one of the people set to receive a housing voucher through the pilot, had been scooped up by a front-loader while he slept inside his tent as city workers swept the area underneath a Metro overpass in NoMa.

From Washington Post