brazier

¹

or bra·sier

[ brey-zher ]

noun

1. a metal receptacle for holding live coals or other fuel, as for heating a room.
2. a simple cooking device consisting of a container of live coals covered by a grill or thin metal top upon which the food, usually meat, is placed.

brazier

²

or bra·sier

[ brey-zher ]

noun

1. a person who makes articles of brass.

brazier

¹

/ ˈbreɪzɪə /

noun

1. a portable metal receptacle for burning charcoal or coal, used for cooking, heating, etc

brazier

²

/ ˈbreɪzɪə /

noun

1. a person engaged in brass-working or brass-founding

Derived Forms

• ˈbraziery, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brazier¹

First recorded in 1680–90; earlier brasier, from French; braise, -er ²

Origin of brazier²

1275–1325; Middle English brasier, equivalent to Old English bræsi ( an ) to work in brass + -er -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of brazier¹

C17: from French brasier , from braise live coals; see braise

Origin of brazier²

C14: from Old English bræsian to work in brass + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In one corner of the turbine hall, under a gaping hole in the roof, workers warm their hands over a makeshift brazier.

From BBC

Gathered on a patio on a recent afternoon, women in colorful, handcrafted blouses chatted as they heated tortillas on braziers.

From Los Angeles Times

In front of him a pot of strong coffee warmed amid the embers of a coal brazier.

From Los Angeles Times

They lay in the hallways and dining room of the railway hotel - converted into a temporary camp for the displaced - and they huddled around braziers in the cold at the front of the building.

From BBC

When night falls, and the power fails, it is enveloped in an eerie dark, punctuated by street-side braziers.

From BBC

Related Words

• can
• canister
• cask
• kettle
• pail
• pot