Stoker (Noun)
Meaning 1
A laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912).
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
A mechanical device for stoking a furnace.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The stoker was a crucial component of the old coal-fired boiler, responsible for feeding fuel into the furnace at regular intervals.
- The engineer carefully adjusted the stoker to ensure a consistent flow of coal into the furnace, optimizing the boiler's efficiency.
- The stoker's rhythmic clanking echoed through the basement as it fed coal into the furnace, providing heat to the entire building.
- To improve the furnace's performance, the maintenance team installed a new stoker that could handle a wider range of fuel types.
- The stoker's motor hummed smoothly as it fed coal into the furnace, its mechanical arm moving in a steady, repetitive motion.