Meanings
Origin
- GermanLoder
- Middle Englishlode“to load”
- EnglishLoder
Two main origins: * Either an occupational surname for a carter, from an agent derivative of Middle English lode (“to load”), or a topographic surname from Middle English lode (“path, road, watercourse”). * Borrowed from German Loder, an occupational surname for a weaver of woolen cloth, from Loden (“coarse woolen fabric”).
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Loder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loder
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“Loder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Loder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loder.
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