STOKER

stoker

(noun) a mechanical device for stoking a furnace

stoker, fireman

(noun) a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)

Stoker, Bram Stoker, Abraham Stoker

(noun) Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Stoker (plural Stokers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stoker is the 5082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6888 individuals. Stoker is most common among White (86.95%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Kortes, Koster, stroke, tokers, trokes

Etymology

Noun

stoker (plural stokers)

A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship who stokes coal in the boilers.

A device for stoking a fire; a poker.

A device that feeds coal into a furnace etc automatically.

A person who pedals on the back of a tandem bicycle.

Synonyms

• (fireplace utensil): firestick, poker

Anagrams

• Kortes, Koster, stroke, tokers, trokes

Source: Wiktionary


Stok"er, n. Etym: [D. See Stoke, v. t.]

1. One who is employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel, especially the furnace of a locomotive or of a marine steam boiler; also, a machine for feeding fuel to a fire.

2. A fire poker. [R.] C. Richardson (Dict.).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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