loadmaster

noun

load·​mas·​ter ˈlōd-ˌma-stər How to pronounce loadmaster (audio)
: a crew member of a transport aircraft who is in charge of the cargo

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The loadmaster at the very rear of the plane, nearly dangling out the door, raised a thumbs-up in the air. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024 Emily Edmunds, loadmaster superintendent for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022 That’s a point of frustration for the first C-5 loadmaster amputee in the Air Force. Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Nov. 2021 But as luck would have it, his father, Rick Mayo, found out there was a loadmaster opening through a baseball connection. Ashton Eley, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for loadmaster

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First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of loadmaster was in 1961

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“Loadmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loadmaster. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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