charger
/ˈtʃɑɹdʒəɹ/ noun A2- A device that charges or recharges. · Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow.
- One who charges.
- A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry. · The knight rode a white charger.
- A large platter.
- 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.
- 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.
- Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”).
Plural chargers
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## The Charger and the Miller
A CHARGER, feeling the infirmities of age, was sent to work in a mill instead of going out to battle.
A HORSE SOLDIER took the utmost pains with his charger.
War was again proclaimed, however, and when the trumpet summoned him to his standard, the Soldier put on his charger its military trappings, and mounted, being clad in his heavy coat of mail.
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