lastaaja

Lastaaja is a Finnish noun that denotes a loader or one who loads, formed from the verb lasta- meaning to load and the agentive suffix -aja. The term is used in several contexts with a generally similar core idea: the act of loading.

In everyday and occupational Finnish, lastaaja most commonly refers to a person whose job is to load goods for transport. This can occur in warehouses, loading docks, ports, and other logistics settings. Duties typically include handling, sorting, stacking, and securing cargo, as well as coordinating with transportation schedules and ensuring correct loading procedures.

In industrial and construction contexts, lastaaja can also describe a loading device or machine that performs the physical loading of bulk materials or containers. Such equipment may be part of trucks, ships, cranes, or fixed installations, and is often associated with moving materials from one location to another as part of a supply chain or production process. In mining or aggregate operations, a loader or lastaaja may move material from stockpiles into transport vehicles.

In computing or software contexts, the term is rarely used in its literal sense. More common Finnish terms are lataaja or lataus for software downloaders, while the concept of a loader for memory or code is typically described using more technical or established terms. If used, lastaaja would be a nonstandard or context-specific label for a program or module responsible for loading data or code.

Plural: lastaajat. Related phrases include lastaajatoiminta (loading operations) and lastaajakalusto (loading equipment).