cargoid

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Meaning · English

A member of the cargo crew.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

If a cargoid thinks she might need a big box-end wrench to open the cargo bay or disassemble a large piece of equipment that needs to be removed post-haste from the back of a "Herc" (Hercules transport plane, aka LC-130), she leaves it in the cab of the forklift that she races up to the back of the

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “cargoid” mean?

A member of the cargo crew.

Is “cargoid” formal or informal?

cargoid is generally slang.