stoker

[stoh-ker]

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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.

Origin of stoker

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

Related formsstok·er·less, adjective

Stoker

[stoh-ker]

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for stoker

Contemporary Examples

But early vampire myths were a far cry from the sleek, cloaked version Stoker described.
Bulgaria’s Vampire Graveyards
Nina Strochlic
October 15, 2014
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
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
Yes, the prequel is called Uncle Charlie and I wrote it while we were negotiating the sale of Stoker.
Whatever Happened to ‘Prison Break’ Hunk Wentworth Miller?
Ramin Setoodeh
March 6, 2013
I think that speaks to the core of the uncle/niece dynamic in Stoker.
Whatever Happened to ‘Prison Break’ Hunk Wentworth Miller?
Ramin Setoodeh
March 6, 2013

Historical Examples

The stoker with whom I was talking was a very intelligent and very advanced individual.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
For two years he was a stoker—on ships of all kinds all over the world.
The Harbor
Ernest Poole
An engineman and a stoker were leaning over the bulwark to cool themselves.
The Manxman
Hall Caine
I'd have you to know, Mrs. Stoker, that my uncle was a banister of the law.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;
Various
It was an odd thing to see—the stoker, and the Jek, who did not stand as tall.
The Stoker and the Stars
Algirdas Jonas Budrys (AKA John A. Sentry)

British Dictionary definitions for stoker

stoker

noun

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

Word Origin

C17: from Dutch, from stoken to stoke

Stoker

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

Word Origin and History for stoker

1650s, agent noun from stoke (v.).

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Examples from the Web for stoker

Contemporary Examples

But early vampire myths were a far cry from the sleek, cloaked version Stoker described.

My hope with Stoker was that the audience would invest in the characters.

You submitted the first draft of Stoker under a pseudonym, Ted Foulke.

Yes, the prequel is called Uncle Charlie and I wrote it while we were negotiating the sale of Stoker.

I think that speaks to the core of the uncle/niece dynamic in Stoker.

Historical Examples

The stoker with whom I was talking was a very intelligent and very advanced individual.

For two years he was a stoker—on ships of all kinds all over the world.

An engineman and a stoker were leaning over the bulwark to cool themselves.

I'd have you to know, Mrs. Stoker, that my uncle was a banister of the law.

It was an odd thing to see—the stoker, and the Jek, who did not stand as tall.

stoker

Word Origin

Stoker

Word Origin and History for stoker

Origin of stoker