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charger

[chahr-jer] Origin

charg·er

1[chahr-jer]
noun
1.
a person or thing that charges.
2.
a horse of a kind suitable to be ridden in battle.
3.
Electricity. an apparatus that charges storage batteries.

Origin:
1475–85; charge + -er1

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charg·er

2[chahr-jer]
noun
1.
a platter.
2.
a large, shallow dish for liquids.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English chargeour. See charge, -or2
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charger1 (ˈtʃɑːdʒə)
 
n
1.  a person or thing that charges
2.  a large strong horse formerly ridden into battle
3.  a device for charging or recharging an accumulator or rechargeable battery

charger2 (ˈtʃɑːdʒə)
 
n
antiques a large dish for serving at table or for display
 
[C14 chargeour something to bear a load, from chargen to charge]

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Word Origin & History

charger
late 15c., "one who loads," agent noun from charge (q.v.). Meaning "horse ridden in charging" is from 1762.
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Charger definition


a bowl or deep dish. The silver vessels given by the heads of the tribes for the services of the tabernacle are so named (Num. 7:13, etc.). The "charger" in which the Baptist's head was presented was a platter or flat wooden trencher (Matt. 14:8, 11; Mark 6:25, 28). The chargers of gold and silver of Ezra 1:9 were probably basins for receiving the blood of sacrifices.

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