different between loader vs loaner

English

Etymology

load +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo?d?/
• Rhymes: -??d?(r)

Noun

loader (plural loaders)

1. Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads.

   There was only one loader for the truck today so it took him a long time to get everything moved.

   The auto-loader on the gun kept jamming so they did it manually.

2. (computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution.
3. A tractor with a scoop, for example: bucket loader, front-end loader, wheel loader, etc.
4. (marketing) An incentive given to a dealer.
   • 1990, Robert B. Konikow, Sales Promotion Design (page 197)

     Unique point-of-purchase materials and display loaders dramatically contribute to the display's attention-getting ability.

   • 1995, William M. Pride, ?O. C. Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies (page 591)

     Marketers use dealer loaders to obtain new distributors and push larger quantities of goods.

   • 2001, Stuart Clark Rogers, Marketing Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques (page 172)

     Dealer (or buying) loaders are gifts offered to resellers for stocking products. Many companies specialize in providing premium and gift items, and publish catalogues from which you can select appropriate items.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Laredo, Rodela, ordeal, reload

English

Etymology

loan +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo?n?/
• Homophone: loner
• Rhymes: -??n?(?)

Noun

loaner (plural loaners)

1. One who loans; a lender.
2. (informal) Something that is given as a loan.

   I am driving a loaner while my car is in the shop.

   • 2014, Arlene Sollis, I Came — I Stayed (page 219)

     It took a few days to get the prescription for wheelchair repairs approved before the parts could be ordered. In the meantime, the company I was dealing with gave me a loaner chair until mine was returned to me.

Anagrams

• Lorena, arenol, reloan