noun
stoker
STOH-kuh
noun
1
A person who tends a fire or furnace, especially on a steamship or steam train.
"The stoker shoveled coal into the ship's boiler all night."
How to Use Stoker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone whose job is feeding fuel into a furnace, especially on old steam-powered ships and trains.
Common pairings
the ship's stoker
a coal stoker
Word Forms
stokers plural, Stokers plural
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch stoker, "one who pokes or stokes," from stoken, "to stoke."