forklift
noun
fork·lift ˈfȯrk-ˌlift 
: a self-propelled machine for hoisting and transporting heavy objects by means of steel fingers inserted under the load
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web According to the Asahi newspaper, Yamagami was a contract worker at a warehouse in Kyoto, operating a forklift. 
Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022 Someone operating a forklift, on the other hand, can lift far more weight than any athlete with almost no exertion at all. Andy Crouch, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022 Skyler Fischer, a forklift driver at a Fred Meyer distribution center in the town of Clackamas, has been working there for 12 years and works at least four days a week, 10 to 12 hours each day. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 A day later, an anonymous tipster led authorities to recover most of the boxes and a forklift stolen from Tauzer's family business some 55 miles (88 kilometers) away, at a rural property in Yolo County. Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022 Instead, Brooks fell back into civilian life as a forklift operator until retiring his 70s. NBC News, 5 Jan. 2022 Eisenberg said that Padilla, a former forklift operator with an 11th grade education, instructed his moderation team to follow the ever-shifting rules set by his bosses. Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2021 In 2021 three quarters of Instawork users worked shifts in more than one role, such as forklift driver or bartender, and about a third worked at least one shift during the day and one at night. Daniel Altman, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022 The Season 19 champion went from being a forklift driver to the first person to win American Idol with an original song. Annie Reuter, Forbes, 22 May 2022 See More
Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022 Someone operating a forklift, on the other hand, can lift far more weight than any athlete with almost no exertion at all. Andy Crouch, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022 Skyler Fischer, a forklift driver at a Fred Meyer distribution center in the town of Clackamas, has been working there for 12 years and works at least four days a week, 10 to 12 hours each day. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2022 A day later, an anonymous tipster led authorities to recover most of the boxes and a forklift stolen from Tauzer's family business some 55 miles (88 kilometers) away, at a rural property in Yolo County. Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022 Instead, Brooks fell back into civilian life as a forklift operator until retiring his 70s. NBC News, 5 Jan. 2022 Eisenberg said that Padilla, a former forklift operator with an 11th grade education, instructed his moderation team to follow the ever-shifting rules set by his bosses. Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2021 In 2021 three quarters of Instawork users worked shifts in more than one role, such as forklift driver or bartender, and about a third worked at least one shift during the day and one at night. Daniel Altman, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022 The Season 19 champion went from being a forklift driver to the first person to win American Idol with an original song. Annie Reuter, Forbes, 22 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above