Definitions for stoker
ˈstoʊ kərstok·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stoker, Bram Stoker, Abraham Stokernoun

   Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)

2. stoker, firemannoun

   a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)

3. stokernoun

   a mechanical device for stoking a furnace

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stokernoun

   A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship who stokes coal in the boilers

2. stokernoun

   A device for stoking a fire; a poker

3. stokernoun

   A device that feeds coal into a furnace etc automatically

4. stokernoun

   A person who pedals on the back of a tandem bicycle

5. Etymology: From stoker, from stoken, ultimately equivalent to. More at stoke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stoker

   A stoker is a person who is responsible for feeding a furnace, boiler, or steam engine with fuel in order for it to produce power. This term is often used in the context of ships or trains that use coal-fired engines. Nowadays, in modern machinery, "stoker" can also refer to a mechanical device that automatically feeds fuel into a furnace or boiler.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stokerverb

   one who is employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel, especially the furnace of a locomotive or of a marine steam boiler; also, a machine for feeding fuel to a fire

2. Stokerverb

   a fire poker

3. Etymology: [D. See Stoke, v. t.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stoker

   The man who attends to feed and trim the fires for the boilers in a steam-vessel.

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1. stoker

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STOKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stoker is ranked #5082 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Stoker surname appeared 6,888 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Stoker.
   
   86.9% or 5,989 total occurrences were White.
   7.4% or 511 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 185 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 100 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 69 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 34 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Mechanical Device
   • Writer

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for stoker »

1. stroke

2. tokers

How to pronounce stoker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say stoker in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stoker in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stoker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of stoker in a Sentence

1. Fiona Cross:

   These two spider species are highly specialised mosquito assassins, like Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ or Arnold Schwarzenegger in the James Cameron movie ‘The Terminator’, these little specialist predators ignore any other insects that get in the way as they pursue their target victims – mosquitoes.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stoker
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stoker
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoker
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=stoker
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=stoker