charger1
/ˈtʃɑːdʒə
/noun
1A horse ridden by a knight or cavalryman.In the bulky china cabinet were clay and porcelain and ceramic horses - painted mares and stallions and chargers, some all black or all brown or nut-colored or cream-colored....
- Coursers had none of the ponderous, muscle-bound massiveness that characterized the chargers of heavy foreign knights and made them look so clumsy and unwieldy.
- The contrast the white charger and silver knight made as they cantered toward the castle was an inspiring sight that was not lost on her.
2A device for charging a battery or battery-powered equipment.Do not use incompatible cell phone batteries and chargers....
- Some devices also use battery chargers, which may need replacing and cost around $200.
- The one absolute necessary accessory is a battery charger.
Rhymes
charger2
/ˈtʃɑːdʒə/noun archaic
A large flat dish.The First Church of Deerfield retains two large plates, or chargers, marked by the London pewterer Samuel Ellis I.
Origin
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French chargeour, from chargier 'to load', from late Latin carricare, carcare 'to load' (see charge).