Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which charges.
- noun A war-horse.
- noun In mining, an implement for charging horizontal bore-holes with powder.
- noun In gunnery, a contrivance for measuring and placing in a gun a certain quantity or charge of powder or shot.
- noun A large flat dish or platter.
- noun In England, in the middle ages, a servant or officer of the household whose duty was to bear the meats to table at banquets.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which charges.
- noun An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge.
- noun obsolete A large dish.
- noun A horse for battle or parade.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device that charges or recharges.
- noun A large horse trained for battle and used by the
cavalry . They were of a lighter build than adestrier - noun A large platter.
- noun One who
charges . - noun firearms A
speedloader that holds severalcartridges together in a singleunit for easierloading of afirearm 'smagazine . - noun prison A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
- noun a device for charging or recharging batteries
Etymologies
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Examples
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New battery charger is supposedly really fast - from 0 to 50 percent in just 3 minutes
Lexus shows off new hybrid concept... bicycle? — Autoblog Green 2010
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New battery charger is supposedly really fast - from 0 to 50 percent in just 3 minutes
Melbourne 2009: Toyota shows off HC-CV (Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle) — Autoblog Green 2009
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Did you know that when a phone charger is plugged into an outlet, it still uses power even if not hooked up to a phone?
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New battery charger is supposedly really fast - from 0 to 50 percent in just 3 minutes
Lexus shows off new hybrid concept... bicycle? — Autoblog Green 2010
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(If a suitable charger is available that is) "the paranoid style" or
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(If a suitable charger is available that is) "the paranoid style" or
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Did you know that when a phone charger is plugged into an outlet, it still uses power even if not hooked up to a phone?
Former Sprint, Radioshack CEOs Form Cell Phone Recycling Company | Inhabitat 2010
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(If a suitable charger is available that is) "the paranoid style" or
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Did you know that when a phone charger is plugged into an outlet, it still uses power even if not hooked up to a phone?
AT&T ZERO Charger Eliminates Vampire Power Consumption | Inhabitat 2010
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New battery charger is supposedly really fast - from 0 to 50 percent in just 3 minutes
Melbourne 2009: Toyota shows off HC-CV (Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle) — Autoblog Green 2009
sonofgroucho commented on the word charger
I wondered why my mobile phone used to be so hard to hold onto!
December 2, 2007