Definition of STOKER

stoker

Plural: stokers

Noun

  • One who supplies fuel to a furnace or engine.
  • Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
  • a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
  • a mechanical device for stoking a furnace
  • A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.
  • 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.

Examples

  • The stoker of points, she constantly fueled her score with strategic plays.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Abraham Stoker, Bram Stoker, fireman, firestick, poker

Scrabble Score: 10

stoker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stoker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stoker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

stoker: valid Words With Friends Word