charcoal burner

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noun

a device that burns charcoal, as a stove or brazier.

a person employed in the manufacture of charcoal.

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Origin of charcoal burner

First recorded in 1815–25

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How to use charcoal burner in a sentence

I pointed through the woods to a bit of clearing made by a charcoal burner.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
He had been a charcoal-burner and having had the good fortune to escape the conscription he married.
Condemned as a Nihilist|George Alfred Henty
A few minutes later the charcoal-burner's wife brought into the world an infant son.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894|Various
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.
Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Complete|Charles M. Skinner

The charcoal-burner gave his consent with pleasure, and the King departed, promising to send somebody for the infant.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for charcoal burner

charcoal-burner

noun

(formerly) a person whose work was making charcoal by burning wood

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