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.

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 disease, Stokes-Adams syndrome, Stokes' amputation, Stokes' aster

Definition 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.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for stoker

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
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
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
Fred attended to him, doctored such of the crew as needed it, and successfully set a stoker's dislocated forefinger.
Chatterbox, 1905.|Various
"Necessity drives one even to catching mice," remarked a stoker somberly.
Mother|Maksim Gorky
This did not prevent his son from earning his bread as a stoker on the Cydnus.
Jack|Alphonse Daudet
The remaining five men, except Stoker Reed, have had a bad attack of fever since being captured.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham Bower
Jimmie worked like a stoker, and soon there was a fine bright fire in the stove.
Whilomville Stories|Stephen Crane

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

单词	stoker
释义	stoker [ stoh-ker ] / ˈstoʊ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stoker ON THESAURUS.COM 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 OTHER WORDS FROM stoker stok·er·less, adjective Words nearby stoker stoked, stokehold, stokehole, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke Poges, stoker, Stokes, Stokes-Adams disease, Stokes-Adams syndrome, Stokes' amputation, Stokes' aster Definition 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. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stoker 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 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 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\|DAILY BEAST 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\|DAILY BEAST Fred attended to him, doctored such of the crew as needed it, and successfully set a stoker's dislocated forefinger. Chatterbox, 1905.\|Various "Necessity drives one even to catching mice," remarked a stoker somberly. Mother\|Maksim Gorky This did not prevent his son from earning his bread as a stoker on the Cydnus. Jack\|Alphonse Daudet The remaining five men, except Stoker Reed, have had a bad attack of fever since being captured. The Story of Our Submarines\|John Graham Bower Jimmie worked like a stoker, and soon there was a fine bright fire in the stove. Whilomville Stories\|Stephen Crane 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 Words related to stoker trainman
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stoker

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Definition for stoker (2 of 2)

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