different between charger vs recharger

English

Etymology

From Middle English chargere, equivalent to charge +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t???d??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t???d??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)d??(?)

Noun

charger (plural chargers)

1. A device that charges or recharges.

2. One who charges
3. (historical, military) A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry (of a lighter build than a destrier).
4. A large platter.
5. A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal; also service plate or underplate.

6. (firearms) A speedloader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
7. (prison) A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.

Derived terms

• battery charger

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French chargier, from Late Latin carric?re, present active infinitive of carric?, from Latin carrus (“four-wheeled baggage wagon”). Compare Spanish cargar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.?e/
• Homophones: chargé, chargée, chargées, chargés, chargeai, chargez

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

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” /?/ and not a “hard” /?/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

• charger la barque

Related terms

Descendants

• Esperanto: ?ar?i
• Persian: ???? ????? (šârž kardan)

Further reading

• “charger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chargier.

Verb

charger

1. to load (with goods, etc.)

Conjugation

• As parler except an extra e is inserted after the final g before a and o.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Derived terms

• encharger

Descendants

• French: charger

English

Etymology

recharge +? -er

Noun

recharger (plural rechargers)

1. That which recharges, especially a device for recharging an electrical item.

French

Etymology

re- +? charger

Verb

recharger

1. to recharge (add more electricity to)
2. to reload (e.g. a gun)

Conjugation

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

Further reading

• “recharger” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).