charcoal burner

American  

noun

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

2. a person employed in the manufacture of charcoal.

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charcoal-burner British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of charcoal burner

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

When he visited her in England two years later, she showed him her Balmoral estate, personally taking the wheel of her station wagon and cooking scones over a charcoal burner at a lakeside picnic.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Harry lit a charcoal burner and took it to the bedroom.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2017

Festivalgoers can finish off their meals with a soothing Habesha coffee ceremony, in which beans are hand-washed and roasted over a charcoal burner before being served in traditional clay cups.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2016

The traditional charcoal burner is thus a poster boy for the human cost of industrialism.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2015

A little old man with a baby carriage made into a pushcart with a charcoal burner, and the smell of roasting chestnuts, and snow on the ground.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes