noun
brazier
BRAY-zher
Brazier (noun) means an upright metal bowl or stand used to hold burning coal for heat or light. Example: “They gathered around the brazier to keep warm.”
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An upright metal bowl or stand used to hold burning coal for heat or light.
"They gathered around the brazier to keep warm."
"Glowing coals crackled in the garden brazier."
"The market stalls used braziers to roast chestnuts."
How to use brazier
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA metal bowl or stand for holding burning coals, used for warmth or light outdoors.
When to use it
It refers to the physical container for coals, not the material brass, despite the similar-looking word.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
light a brazier
glowing brazier
brazier of coals
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Etymology
In this sense, brazier comes from French brasier, meaning a pan of hot coals, by way of Middle French and Old French. It ultimately traces to an Old French word for embers, of Germanic origin.
Synonyms
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fire basket
brasier
Rhymes for brazier
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What is a brazier?
It's an upright metal bowl or stand used to hold burning coal, providing heat or light outdoors.
Does brazier also mean something to do with brass?
The word also historically named a worker in brass, but that is a separate meaning from a different source word.
Where does the word brazier come from?
In the sense of a coal container, it comes from French brasier, meaning a pan of hot coals, tracing back to an Old French word for embers.
What is the meaning of brazier?
"brazier" (noun) means an upright metal bowl or stand used to hold burning coal for heat or light.
