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charcoal burner
noun
- a device that burns charcoal, as a stove or brazier.
- a person employed in the manufacture of charcoal.
charcoal-burner
noun
- (formerly) a person whose work was making charcoal by burning wood
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Word History and Origins
Origin of charcoal burner1
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Example Sentences
I pointed through the woods to a bit of clearing made by a charcoal burner.
He had been a charcoal-burner and having had the good fortune to escape the conscription he married.
A few minutes later the charcoal-burner's wife brought into the world an infant son.
A swarthy fellow, with the face of a charcoal burner, sat on a stump, and Tom wondered that he had not seen him as he approached.
The charcoal-burner gave his consent with pleasure, and the King departed, promising to send somebody for the infant.
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