charger UK /ˈtʃɑːdʒə/US /ˈt͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒɚ/ noun8 •A device that charges or recharges.Put the batteries in the charger overnight so we can use them tomorrow. •(historical) A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry.The knight rode a white charger. •A large platter.And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. — 1611 •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. •One who charges.With the first volley Waziri fell. The speed of the chargers slackened. Another volley brought down a half dozen more. — 1913 •A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine. •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. — 1980 •(slang) 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." — 2004 formschargers