charger

1 of 2

noun (1)

char·​ger ˈchär-jər How to pronounce charger (audio)
Synonyms of chargernext
: a large flat dish or platter

charger

2 of 2

noun (2)

charg·​er ˈchär-jər How to pronounce charger (audio)
1
: one that charges: such as
a
: 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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This clarity has attracted substantial private investment in charging infrastructure, with £500 million committed to support public charging through 2025, including fast chargers along strategic transport corridors. —Margo T. Oge, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 The budget bill offers a longer reprieve to a third IRA incentive, replacing the Dec. 31, 2032 expiration for its tax credit for installing an EV charger at home with a June 30, 2026 deadline. —Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025 The kit also includes two batteries, a charger and a heavy-duty bag for storage and transport. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 July 2025 Amazon $80 Adorama Behold, a wireless charger and a headphone stand in one handy device. —Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 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

Note: See note at charge entry 1.

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of charger was in the 14th century

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charger

1 of 2 noun
char·​ger ˈchär-jər How to pronounce charger (audio)
: a large flat dish or platter

charger

2 of 2 noun
charg·​er
ˈchär-jər
1
: a cavalry horse
2
: a device for charging storage batteries

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