heaphandler

noun
UK /ˈhiːpˌhændlə/
US /ˈhiːpˌhændlər/

A heaphandler is a person or tool that picks up and moves piles of things.

The heaphandler moved the big pile of leaves into the truck.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A machine part that grips and lifts loose mounds of material.

The heaphandler on the tractor scooped up the sand.

3. A worker whose job is to organize and shift heaps of goods in a yard.

The heaphandler sorted the coal into neat mounds.

4. A software routine that manages a collection of stored items.

The program's heaphandler cleaned up unused memory blocks.