: an appliance for holding or inserting a charge of powder or shot in a gun
b
: a cartridge clip
c
: a device for charging storage batteries
2
: a horse for battle or parade
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But in the United States, only Southwest has changed its policy regarding portable chargers.—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 External chargers can only be packed in carry-on bags and kept inside the aircraft cabin, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's latest guidance.—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025 Every seat also includes a personal storage area, a table, USB chargers, and a reading light.—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025 As always, gaming will draw significant power and cut the battery result substantially, so don’t expect anything like 10 hours of off-charger play.—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for charger
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English chargeour, borrowed from Anglo-French, from charger "to load, burden" + -eour-er entry 2 — more at charge entry 1
Note:Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, Middle English Dictionary, and Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch treat the etymon of this word as distinct from the etymon of charger entry 2, presumably on the grounds that the suffix, here designating a place, goes back to -eoir, from Latin -ātōrium, though there is little evidence for this in manuscript spellings. The meaning "dish or platter" found in Anglo-French appears not to have a parallel on the continent.
Noun (2)
Middle English chargere "someone who loads or burdens," from charger "to load, burden" + -ere-er entry 2 — more at -er entry 2 — more at charge entry 1
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