stoker

English

/ˈstəʊkə(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • A person who stoke, especially one on a steamship who stokes coal in the boiler.
  • A device for stoking a fire; a poker.
  • A device that feeds coal into a furnace etc automatically.
  • A person who pedals on the back of a tandem bicycle.

Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch stoker (stoker), stoken (thrust, poke, incite, jab, stoke) suffix from English stoke.

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English

stoke

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