A person who kindles or feeds a fire, a stoker. Cf. beet, v. II.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific tools or equipment > [noun] > with ovens or furnaces (10) fire beater1332 A person who kindles or feeds a fire, a stoker. Cf. beet, v. II. fireman1377 A person (esp. a man) employed to tend a fire or furnace, esp. (in later use) in a steam engine or steamship. oven-stirrer1611 stoker1660 One who feeds and tends a furnace. teaser1797 One who ‘teases’ or attends to a fire or furnace; a stoker, fireman. oven-man1832 a worker responsible for an oven in a kitchen, pottery, etc. coal passer1851 a person employed to supply coal to the furnace of a boiler, esp. in a steamship. furnacer1853 furnaceman1883 one who tends a furnace. fire beater1895 An instrument for extinguishing a fire by beating it down repeatedly, typically consisting of a wide flap of leather or other material attached to… |
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