stoker

[ stoh-ker ]

/ ˈstoʊ kər /

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noun

a person or thing that stokes.

a laborer employed to tend and fuel a furnace, especially a furnace used to generate steam, as on a steamship.

Chiefly British. the fireman on a locomotive.

a mechanical device for supplying coal or other solid fuel to a furnace.

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Origin of stoker

1650–60; <Dutch, equivalent to stok(en) to stoke¹ + -er-er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stoker

stok·er·less, adjective

Words nearby stoker

stoked, stokehold, stokehole, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke Poges, stoker, Stokes, Stokes-Adams syndrome, Stokes' aster, Stokesay Castle, Stokes' law

Other definitions for stoker (2 of 2)

Stoker

[ stoh-ker ]

/ ˈstoʊ kər /

noun

Bram

[bram] /bræm/ Abraham Stoker, 1847–1912, British novelist, born in Ireland: creator of Dracula.

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How to use stoker in a sentence

But early vampire myths were a far cry from the sleek, cloaked version Stoker described.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards|Nina Strochlic|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig writes about Christianity, ethics, and policy.
Meet The Former Call Girl Saving Hookers For Jesus|Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A more macabre inspiration surfaced in 1890 when an obscure author called Bram Stoker stayed at the seaside resort of Whitby.
A British Start to the Tour de France Forces the English to Wonder: What Does Being English Mean Anymore?|Clive Irving|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My hope with Stoker was that the audience would invest in the characters.
Whatever Happened to ‘Prison Break’ Hunk Wentworth Miller?|Ramin Setoodeh|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

You submitted the first draft of Stoker under a pseudonym, Ted Foulke.
Whatever Happened to ‘Prison Break’ Hunk Wentworth Miller?|Ramin Setoodeh|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Forget it," said the lad, brushing past the soot-begrimed stoker and hurrying in to his bath.
The Iron Boys on the Ore Boats|James R. Mears
The boys had arranged that when the back of either was turned to the stoker the other should keep his eyes open.
The Iron Boys on the Ore Boats|James R. Mears
"Thank'ee, Miss Eustacia," said the tired stoker, breathing more easily.
Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy
At that moment Percival would willingly have exchanged places with the grimiest stoker in the hold.
The Honorable Percival|Alice Hegan Rice
The seaman who frequents Ratcliff Highway outwardly resembles the stoker of a railway train, attired in his second best suit.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for stoker (1 of 2)

stoker

/ (ˈstəʊkə) /

noun

a person employed to tend a furnace, as on a steamship

Word Origin for stoker

C17: from Dutch, from stoken to stoke

British Dictionary definitions for stoker (2 of 2)

Stoker

/ (ˈstəʊkə) /

noun

Bram, original name Abraham Stoker. 1847–1912, Irish novelist, author of Dracula (1897)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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