: 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
Examples of charger in a Sentence
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Noun
Every profession has its share of hard chargers and overachievers.—Chris Woolston, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 Find a 400 kW DC charger and Lotus claims that charging from 10 percent to 80 percent needs just 14 minutes.—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 20 July 2024 There are too many roadblocks for that to happen, including a lack of chargers and a shrunken pool of manufacturers that can deliver electric buses.—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024 Smith, who was dressed in purple workout pants that belonged to his teenage son, left most of his belongings behind, including his cell phone charger and shaving kit.—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for charger
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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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