stoker
3
9.8
- noun
- /ˈstoʊkər/
- Archaic
- The stoker worked tirelessly, feeding coal to the furnace to keep the steam engine running.
- coal stokers
- head stokers
- stoker shoveling
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Examples
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The head stoker signaled me to close the port.
Fiction book (1998) -
When he gets to it and looks through, he sees a sweating stoker shoveling coal into a giant furnace.
Fiction book (1991) -
Bring in coal for the stoker.
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They need a stoker down there.
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I'll tell the stoker to make up the fire, ma'am.
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Who's the small fellow behind the chief stoker?
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He's a stoker.
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A stoker can quickly judge the condition of the kiln atmosphere with a glance at the chimney cap.
Fiction book (1998) -
By a regular visual inspection of the fire, by exchanging information with the side stokers, noting the gradual collapse of the cones, and paying attention to the roar, a good stoker can keep track of the behavior of the fire and convey that information to her successor at a shift change.
Fiction book (1998) -
During the voyage, the stoker was responsible for maintaining the fire that powered the ship's engines.
Synonyms
18
3.4
A person who keeps the engine fire burning on steam trains
1
4.4
A person or machine that fills vehicles with gas
1
9.9
A boy who keeps the home fire burning so people stay warm
A woman who shovels coal to keep the steam engine working on a train or ship
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stoker comes from the word stoke, which means 'to poke' or 'feed a fire', plus -er meaning 'one who does'. So a stoker was originally the person who kept the fire on a ship or train fed and hot, which explains the job.