charger : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: charger	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for charger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
charger n formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle [syn: charger, courser] a device for charging or recharging batteries Synonym(s): charger, battery charger
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Charger \Char"ger\, n. 1. One who, or that which charges. 2. An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge. 3. A large dish. [Obs.] Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. --Matt. xiv. 8. 4. A horse for battle or parade. --Macaulay. And furious every charger neighed. --Campbell.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Charger 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.