Definition of "charcoal burner" []

• A stove that burns charcoal as fuel (noun)
• A worker whose job is to make charcoal (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "A former charcoal burner who had joined the Taipings as a private soldier, the Chung Wang was the best of the rebel generals, and many authorities believe that had he had sole control of the movement, the revolution would have succeeded."
• "The East King (Tung Wang), Yang Hsiu-ching, a charcoal burner who became a shrewd and ruthless general; also known as God's Holy Ghost."