stoker

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.

stoker (plural stokers)

1. A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship who stokes coal in the boilers.
2. A device for stoking a fire; a poker.
3. A device that feeds coal into a furnace etc automatically.
4. A person who pedals on the back of a tandem bicycle.

• (fireplace utensil): firestick, poker

• fireman

• Kortes, Koster, stroke, tokers, trokes

From Middle Dutch stoker. Equivalent to stoken +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstoː.kər/, (Southern Dutch) [ˈstoː.kər], (Northern Dutch) [ˈstoʊ̯.kər]

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• Hyphenation: sto‧ker
• Rhymes: -oːkər

stoker m (plural stokers, diminutive stokertje n)

1. stoker, one who stokes fuel
2. agitator, one who sows division or discord

   Synonyms: onruststoker, scheurmaker