: 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
The battery apparently lasts five months and charges via any MagSafe charger.
MoviePass, MovieCrash.—David Pierce, The Verge, 2 June 2024 Buttigieg said that President Biden plans on building 500,000 chargers by the end of the decade, and — implying this is some sort of ...—Rich Lowry, National Review, 31 May 2024 Besides tech basics like a charger and power strip, the box also includes cleaning supplies like a lint roller, toilet brush, and laundry bag.—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2024 So, the president's goal is to have half a million chargers up by the end of this decade.—CBS News, 26 May 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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