n. One who or that which charges.n. A war-horse.n. In mining, an implement for charging horizontal bore-holes with powder.n. In gunnery, a contrivance for measuring and placing in a gun a certain quantity or charge of powder or shot.n. A large flat dish or platter.n. In England, in the middle ages, a servant or officer of the household whose duty was to bear the meats to table at banquets.