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- [stoh-ker]
- /ˈstoʊ kər/
- /ˈstəʊ.kər/
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- [stoh-ker]
- /ˈstoʊ kər/
Definitions of stoker word
- noun stoker Bram [bram] /bræm/ (Show IPA), (Abraham Stoker) 1847–1912, British novelist, born in Ireland: creator of Dracula. 1
- noun stoker person who fuels a furnace 1
- noun stoker device for supplying coal 1
- countable noun stoker In former times a stoker was a person whose job was to stoke fires, especially on a ship or a steam train. 0
- noun stoker a person employed to tend a furnace, as on a steamship 0
- noun stoker Bram, original name Abraham Stoker. 1847–1912, Irish novelist, author of Dracula (1897) 0
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Origin of stoker
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Dutch, equivalent to stok(en) to stoke1 + -er -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stoker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stoker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stoker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stoker
noun stoker
- fireman — a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
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