discharger
(dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒə(r))
[f. discharge v. + -er1. Cf. F. deschargeur (13th c.).]
1. One who discharges (in various senses; see the verb).
| 1533 Elyot Cast. Helthe xii. (R.), Deth is the discharger of al griefes and myseries. 1585 Abp. Sandys Serm. (1841) 230 A sure discharger of his debts to the uttermost. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. v. 89 By Borax and Butter mixed in a due proportion; which, sayeth he, will so goe off as scarce to be heard by the discharger. 1875 Ure's Dict. Arts I. 288 The discharger..admits the liquor, the air, and the water. 1892 Labour Commission Gloss., Dischargers, men in the chemical industry engaged in loading and unloading waggons. |
2. An instrument or appliance for discharging. spec. a. An apparatus for producing a discharge of electricity.
| 1794 [see discharge n. 3 b]. 1832 Nat. Philos., Electr. ix. §136. 37 (Useful Knowl. Soc.) In order to direct the charge with more certainty..an apparatus, called the Universal Discharger, was contrived by Mr. Henley. c 1865 J. Wylde in Circ. Sc. I. 179/1 An instrument, called a discharger..which consists of two brass knobs, fixed to a bent wire. |
b. Dyeing. = discharge n. 9 b.
| In mod. Dicts. |