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.
Origin
English
stoke