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charcoal burner

noun

  1. a device that burns charcoal, as a stove or brazier.
  2. a person employed in the manufacture of charcoal.


charcoal-burner

noun

  1. (formerly) a person whose work was making charcoal by burning wood
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of charcoal burner1

First recorded in 1815–25
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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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