: 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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Other highlights include a hot tub, a rooftop deck, and a heated garage with an EV charger.—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 June 2025 In comparison, the two-battery 4.1-kWh pack can be charged in 90 minutes using domestic power or 60 minutes via a car charger.—Utkarsh Sood
june 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025 Level 2 chargers can take hours to provide an EV with enough power to make a charging session beneficial to drivers.—Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 June 2025 However, a policy that would rescind funds passed by Democrats to allow the Postal Service to purchase additional electric vehicles and chargers is still in the bill.—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 26 June 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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