downloader

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noun

Someone who downloads files from the Internet.

OriginEnglish download →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

noundownloader (plural downloaders)

plural downloaders

  1. Someone who downloads files from the Internet.
  2. computingA computer program that assists with the downloading of files.

    The system includes an 8080 and a Z80 assembler, a Tektronix format downloader and other utilities.

    1982, InfoWorld, volume 4, number 10, page 35

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
download manager

Origin

  1. Englishdown-
  2. Englishload
  3. Englishdownload
  4. Englishdownloader

From download + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 下载者, 下载器
  • 下载者 (xiàzǎizhě)Person who downloads
  • 下载器 (xiàzǎiqì)A computer program
Esperanto elŝutilo
  • elŝutiloA computer program
Finnish lataaja
  • lataajaPerson who downloads
French téléchargeur, téléchargeuse
  • téléchargeurPerson who downloads
  • téléchargeusePerson who downloads
Indonesian pengunduh
  • pengunduhPerson who downloads
Malay pemuat turun
  • pemuat turunPerson who downloads
Turkish indirmeci
  • indirmeciPerson who downloads

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

redownloadwoodlander
Cite this entry
APA

downloader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downloader

MLA

“downloader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downloader. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downloader,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downloader.

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