charger

[chahr-jer]

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noun

a person or thing that charges.

a horse of a kind suitable to be ridden in battle.

Electricity. an apparatus that charges storage batteries.

Origin of charger

First recorded in 1475–85; charge + -er¹

charger

[chahr-jer]

noun

a platter.

a large, shallow dish for liquids.

Origin of charger

First recorded in 1275–1325, charger is from the Middle English word chargeour. See charge, -or²

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Related Words for charger

dish, disk, tray, disc, record, trencher, salver, charger

Examples from the Web for charger

Contemporary Examples of charger

She disconnects her cell phone from its charger when it starts chiming.
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Asne Seierstad
June 6, 2011
Laid out in front of me was a jumble of items, my computer and a charger among them.
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Daniel Williams
February 7, 2011

Historical Examples of charger

Allen was mounted on the major's charger, and was ordered to swim the river.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion
William Dobein James
The man told us of a charger which one of the officers in the garrison was trying to get rid of.
The Stark Munro Letters
J. Stark Munro
As they brought forward my charger, I sought with my eyes Madonna Paola.
The Shame of Motley
Raphael Sabatini
So he put on the whole accoutrement, mounted his charger, and galloped to the front.
Cyropaedia
Xenophon
One of his squires leapt down and set Cyrus on his own charger.
Cyropaedia
Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for charger

charger

noun

a person or thing that charges

a large strong horse formerly ridden into battle

a device for charging or recharging an accumulator or rechargeable battery

charger

noun

antiques a large dish for serving at table or for display

Word Origin for charger

C14 chargeour something to bear a load, from chargen to charge

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Word Origin and History for charger

late 15c., "one who loads," agent noun from charge (v.). Meaning "horse ridden in charging" is from 1762.