Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CHAR
I. noun also charr (plural char or chars; also charr or charrs)
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1662
any of a genus ( Salvelinus ) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots,
II. verb (charred; charring)
Etymology: charcoal
Date: 1679
transitive verb to convert to charcoal or carbon usually by heat ; burn , to burn slightly or partly ; scorch , intransitive verb to become charred,
III. noun
Date: 1879
a charred substance ; charcoal ,
IV. intransitive verb (charred; charring)
Etymology: charwoman
Date: 1732
to work as a cleaning woman,
V. noun
Etymology: by shortening
Date: 1906
charwoman