charger
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charger¹
- /ˈtʃɑːdʒə/ UK
- /ˈtʃɑɹdʒəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English chargere, equivalent to charge + -er.
noun chargers
- A device that charges or recharges. Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow.
- One who charges. With the first volley Waziri fell. The speed of the chargers slackened. Another volley brought down a half dozen more.
- A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry. The knight rode a white charger.
- A large platter. And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
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A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal.
The fancy restaurant used a white porcelain charger when serving.
Similar: service plate, underplate
- A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
- A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools. "See this? This is a charger. It's used by convicts to hide money and drugs. They stick it in their body, they tuck it up their rectum."
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Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”).
Miller had a new executive officer, a real charger, as they're known in the trade, who was looking into all aspects of the operation up there.
Similar: hard charger
Charger²
noun Chargers
- A member of the Los Angeles Chargers.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: device, machine, mag, loading, intercooler, turbocharger, carrier, sender, changer, magazine, brick, shipper, loader, consignor, exchanger, clip
Translations
Every language
noun a large platter under the dinner plate in a formal dinner setting
| Português | prato de baixo |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sottopiatto |
noun a device that charges or recharges
| Español | cargador, recargardor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 충전기 chungjeon'gi |
| 日本語 | 充電器 jūdenki, チャージャー chājā |
| 中文 | 充電器 /充电器 chōngdiànqì |
| हिन्दी | चार्जर cārjar, आवेशक āveśak |
| Kiswahili | kimemeshi |
| Português | carregador |
| Français | chargeur |
| Deutsch | Ladegerät |
| Italiano | caricabatterie |
| Română | încărcător |
| Русский | заря́дное устро́йство zarjádnoje ustrójstvo, заря́дка zarjádka, заряжа́лка zarjažálka |
| Tiếng Việt | bộ nạp điện |
| العربية | شَاحِن šāḥin |
| עברית | מַטעֵן mat'én |
noun one who charges
| Русский | заряжа́ющий zarjažájuščij |
|---|
noun a large horse trained for battle
| 한국어 | 군마 gunma |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 軍馬 gunba |
| 中文 | 軍馬 /军马 jūnmǎ |
| Italiano | corsiero |
| Русский | строева́я ло́шадь strojevája lóšadʹ, строево́й конь strojevój konʹ |
Talk about this word "charger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/charger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. charger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/charger "charger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/charger.Cite this
@misc{charger_2026,
title = {charger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/charger},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
