reloader

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English

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Etymology

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From reload +‎ -er.

Noun

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reloader (plural reloaders)

  1. One who reloads.
    • a. 1947, James Willard Schultz, "The Peril of Lone Man", Why Gone Those Times?: Blackfoot Tales (1974)
      He is a fine shot on horseback and a very quick reloader.
  2. (firearms) A shooter who makes their own ammunition from separately purchased components.
  3. (firearms) The equipment used by such a shooter, particularly a levered press used to force the components together.
  4. (firearms, uncommon) a speedloader.