charcoal burner

plural charcoal burners

1. A person whose job it is to make charcoal, traditionally by carbonizing wood in a charcoal clamp or a kiln.

   1 more example

   1881, H.L. Brækstad (translator), Round the Yule Log: Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, page 308, "The Charcoal-Burner", translation of "Kullbrenneren", Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, in Norske Folke-Eventyr. Ny Samling 1871. There was once upon a time a charcoal-burner who had a son; and he was also a charcoal-burner.

   Synonyms: collier

2. A heater or brazier in which charcoal is burnt.
3. An edible European mushroom (Russula cyanoxantha).

   Here in Canada very few people gather charcoal burners for food, as it is tricky to identify.