stoker
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
1Other words from stoker
- stok·er·less, adjective
Words Nearby stoker
Other definitions for Stoker (2 of 2)
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.
Elizabeth stoker Bruenig writes about Christianity, ethics, and policy.
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A British Start to the Tour de France Forces the English to Wonder: What Does Being English Mean Anymore? | Clive Irving | July 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy 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 | THE DAILY BEASTYou submitted the first draft of stoker under a pseudonym, Ted Foulke.
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"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. MearsThe 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 HardyAt that moment Percival would willingly have exchanged places with the grimiest stoker in the hold.
The Honorable Percival | Alice Hegan RiceThe seaman who frequents Ratcliff Highway outwardly resembles the stoker of a railway train, attired in his second best suit.
British Dictionary definitions for stoker (1 of 2)
/ (ˈstəʊkə) /
a person employed to tend a furnace, as on a steamship
Origin of stoker
1British Dictionary definitions for Stoker (2 of 2)
/ (ˈstəʊkə) /
Bram, original name Abraham Stoker. 1847–1912, Irish novelist, author of Dracula (1897)
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