hauler

noun

haul·​er ˈhȯ-lər How to pronounce hauler (audio)
: one that hauls: such as
a
: a commercial establishment or worker whose business is hauling
b
: an automotive vehicle for hauling goods or material

Examples of hauler in a Sentence

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The trailer was attached to a dual-axle car hauler being pulled by a Ford F-150 pick-up truck, and was driving at or below 5 miles an hour at the time, the sheriff said. Brian Dakss, CBS News, 27 May 2025 But the audit says recycling rates often rise when a city has one exclusive hauler, because that hauler has a strong incentive not to disappoint the city and lose the contract. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025 On the Thursdays of race weekends over the years, there would be hauler parades, and people from Richmond County would line U.S. 1, sitting on their car hoods and waving as the NASCAR teams went by. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025 Resilient future When haulers drop off food waste at the Green Era Campus warehouse, a machine sorts it and removes any packaging. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hauler

Word History

First Known Use

1674, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hauler was in 1674

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“Hauler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hauler. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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