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Charger
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- 1 A device that charges or recharges.
"Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow."
- 2 A member of the Los Angeles Chargers.
- 3 formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle wordnet
- 4 One who charges.
"With the first volley Waziri fell. The speed of the chargers slackened. Another volley brought down a half dozen more."
- 5 a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable wordnet
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- 6 A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry. historical
"The knight rode a white charger."
- 7 A large platter.
"And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger."
- 8 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."
- 9 A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
- 10 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.""
- 11 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."
Etymology
From Middle English chargere, equivalent to charge + -er.
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