charger

English

Etymology

to charge + -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ)

Noun

charger (plural chargers)

1. A device that charges or recharges.

   Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow.

2. A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry. They were of a lighter build than a destrier

   The knight rode a white charger.

3. A large platter.

   The fancy restaurant used a white porcelain charger when serving.

4. One who charges.
5. (firearms) A speedloader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
6. (prison) A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
   • 2004, Man on Fire, 01:44:10:

     "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."

Translations

A device that charges or recharges

• Bulgarian: пълначно/зарядно устройство
• Dutch: oplader (nl) m
• German: Ladegerät (de) n
• Hebrew: מַטעֵן (he) (mat'én) m

• Italian: caricabatterie (it) m
• Serbo-Croatian: пуњач (sh) (punjač) m
• Swedish: laddare (sv) c
• Turkish: şarjör (tr)

A large horse trained for battle

• Bulgarian: строеви кон

• Polish: rumak (pl) m

A large platter

• Bulgarian: голяма плоска чиния

• Portuguese: salva (pt) f
• Portuguese: salva (pt) f

one who charges

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin carricāre, present active infinitive of carricō, from Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃaʁʒe/

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

charger

1. to load (up) (vehicle, animal etc.)
2. to load (firearm)
3. to charge (battery)
4. to put in charge; to charge (somebody with doing something)
5. to charge (somebody of a crime)
6. (military, sports) to charge
7. (theater) to overact, ham it up
8. (reflexive, se charger de) to take care of, see to

Derived terms

• charger la barque

Conjugation

• This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written charge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

   Conjugation of charger (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		charger			avoir chargé
gerund		en chargeant			en ayant chargé
present participle		chargeant
past participle		chargé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	charge	charges	charge	chargeons	chargez	chargent
	imperfect	chargeais	chargeais	chargeait	chargions	chargiez	chargeaient
	past historic1	chargeai	chargeas	chargea	chargeâmes	chargeâtes	chargèrent
	future	chargerai	chargeras	chargera	chargerons	chargerez	chargeront
	conditional	chargerais	chargerais	chargerait	chargerions	chargeriez	chargeraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	charge	charges	charge	chargions	chargiez	chargent
	imperfect1	chargeasse	chargeasses	chargeât	chargeassions	chargeassiez	chargeassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	charge	—	chargeons	chargez	—
1literary tenses

Descendants

• Esperanto: ŝarĝi

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Middle French

Verb

charger

1. to load (with goods, etc.)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of charger

		simple			compound
infinitive		charger			avoir chargé
gerund		en chargeant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		chargeant
past participle		chargé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (may be j' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils, elles
simple tenses	present	charge	charges	charge	chargeons	chargez	chargent
	imperfect	chargeois, chargeoys	chargeois, chargeoys	chargeoit, chargeoyt	chargions, chargyons	chargiez, chargyez	chargeoient, chargeoyent
	past historic	chargea	chargeas	chargea	chargeasmes	chargeastes	chargerent
	future	chargerai, chargeray	chargeras	chargera	chargerons	chargerez	chargeront
	conditional	chargerois, chargeroys	chargerois, chargeroys	chargeroit, chargeroyt	chargerions, chargeryons	chargeriez, chargeryez	chargeroient, chargeroyent
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ils, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	charge	charges	charge	chargeons	chargez	chargent
	imperfect	chargeasse	chargeasses	chargeast	chargeassions	chargeassiez	chargeassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	charge	—	chargeons	chargez	—