hauler

[haw-ler]

noun

1. a person who hauls.

2. a commercial trucking company.

3. a vehicle used for hauling or trucking.

4. Slang.,  a car capable of very high speeds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hauler¹

First recorded in 1665–75; haul + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Here, the unsuspecting humans are a bunch of poor kids who steal a hauler with a plan of looting a deserted spaceship and fleeing their indenture.

From Salon

“This translates into less work across the region’s supply chains, affecting port operators, haulers, wholesalers and other workers,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr De Haan noted in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that these higher prices would not only be felt at the pump, but could potentially increase costs for airlines and freight haulers as well.

From BBC

She said when that happens, “it is up to each hauler or broker to understand and follow movement restrictions as they return to their home state or other destinations.”

From Los Angeles Times

Using primary documents that her father rescued from a trash hauler’s pickup truck, Shaik builds a nonfiction narrative that’s both illuminating and compulsively readable.

From New York Times