different between loader vs charger

English

Etymology

load +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo?d?/
• Rhymes: -??d?(r)

Noun

loader (plural loaders)

1. Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads.

   There was only one loader for the truck today so it took him a long time to get everything moved.

   The auto-loader on the gun kept jamming so they did it manually.

2. (computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution.
3. A tractor with a scoop, for example: bucket loader, front-end loader, wheel loader, etc.
4. (marketing) An incentive given to a dealer.
   • 1990, Robert B. Konikow, Sales Promotion Design (page 197)

     Unique point-of-purchase materials and display loaders dramatically contribute to the display's attention-getting ability.

   • 1995, William M. Pride, ?O. C. Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies (page 591)

     Marketers use dealer loaders to obtain new distributors and push larger quantities of goods.

   • 2001, Stuart Clark Rogers, Marketing Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques (page 172)

     Dealer (or buying) loaders are gifts offered to resellers for stocking products. Many companies specialize in providing premium and gift items, and publish catalogues from which you can select appropriate items.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Laredo, Rodela, ordeal, reload

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