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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch stoker (“stoker”), from Middle Dutch stoken (“to stoke, incite”, literally “to poke, jab, thrust”), ultimately equivalent to stoke + -er. More at stoke.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
- 1962 April, “Motive power miscellany: London Midland Region”, in Modern Railways, page 278:
- As we reported was to occur, two of Saltley's stoker-fitted 2-10-0s, Nos. 92165/7, have been stripped of their stokers at Crewe works.
- A person who pedals on the back of a tandem bicycle.
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Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person who stokes
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poker — see poker
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch stoker. Equivalent to stoken + -er.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈstoː.kər/, (Southern Dutch) [ˈstoː.kər], (Northern Dutch) [ˈstoʊ̯.kər]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sto‧ker
- Rhymes: -oːkər
Noun[edit]
stoker m (plural stokers, diminutive stokertje n)
- stoker, one who stokes fuel
- agitator, one who sows division or discord
- Synonyms: onruststoker, scheurmaker
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