stoker

/'stoukə/
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stoker

The stoker shovels coal into the furnace of the steam locomotive.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A mechanical device for feeding fuel to a furnace: A "stoker" is a machine that automatically supplies coal or other solid fuel to a furnace, especially on a ship or locomotive.
    • A laborer who tends fires: A "stoker" is a person whose job is to tend a furnace or boiler, adding fuel and managing the fire, particularly on coal-powered trains or steamships.
    • A proper name: "Stoker" is the surname of Bram Stoker (1847-1912), the Irish author famous for writing the horror novel Dracula.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Mechanical Device):

    • The old steamship was equipped with an automatic stoker.
    • Replacing the manual coal feeding with a mechanical stoker improved efficiency.

  • Noun (Laborer):

    • The stoker worked tirelessly in the ship's engine room, shoveling coal into the furnace.
    • In the age of steam, a stoker's job was physically demanding and very hot.

  • Noun (Proper Name):

    • Bram Stoker's novel introduced the character of Count Dracula.
Advanced Usage
  • "Fireman" as a synonym: In historical contexts, especially on railways, a "stoker" was often called a fireman. This term refers specifically to the person, not the device.
    • The locomotive's fireman (or stoker) ensured the boiler had enough steam pressure.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stoke (verb): To add fuel to and tend a fire or furnace.
    • He stoked the fire to keep the house warm.
Synonyms
  • Fireman (for the laborer).
  • Boilerman (for the laborer).
  • Feeder or automatic feeder (for the mechanical device).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Stoke up: To add fuel to a fire to make it burn more strongly; figuratively, to encourage or intensify a feeling or activity.
    • We need to stoke up the furnace before the night shift.
    • His speech stoked up nationalist sentiments.
Related Idioms
  • Stoke the fires/flames of (something): To deliberately intensify a strong emotion, conflict, or situation.
    • The politician's remarks stoked the fires of division within the community.
stoker

The stoker shovels coal into the furnace of the steam locomotive.

Noun
  1. a mechanical device for stoking a furnace
  2. a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
  3. Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)

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