stokers

[US]/'stəʊkə/
[UK]/'stokɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. someone who tends a furnace or boiler, especially on a ship or steam locomotive; a person who feeds fuel into a furnace or boiler; an automatic coal-feeding device.

Phrases & Collocations

steam stoker

coal stoker

Example Sentences

This method of impalement by lance is also evident in both "The Prophecy" and "Bram Stoker's Dracula" where in each movie we see a scene in which hundreds are impaled in the same upright manner.

The stoker shoveled coal into the furnace to keep the fire burning.

The stoker carefully monitored the temperature to ensure optimal conditions for the engine.

The stoker was covered in soot after a long day's work in the engine room.

The stoker adjusted the airflow to control the intensity of the fire.

The stoker's hands were calloused from years of handling hot coal.

The stoker stoked the fire to increase the temperature in the boiler.

The stoker wore protective gear to shield himself from the heat of the furnace.

The stoker's job required strength, precision, and quick reflexes.

The stoker's face was streaked with sweat as he worked tirelessly in the engine room.

The stoker was praised for his dedication and skill in maintaining the machinery.

Real-world Examples

" Thank'ee, Miss Eustacia, " said the tired stoker, breathing more easily.

Source: Returning Home

He thought they managed the vessel like gentlemen, and that the stokers fired up like heroes.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Heap it on, stokers! Make her do all she can! If we burn the boat we must have them!

Source: The Sign of the Four

You've really got over me, you son of a dirty stoker!

Source: 1900 yj w he

Did you know the word chauffeur is French for " stoker, " because the first automobiles were steam-powered, and the driver had to stoke the engine?

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 1

" At this moment, he's on a freighter, either as a deck hand or a stoker, on his way to New York" .

Source: Blade (Part Two)

The locomotive, which was slowly approaching with deafening whistles, was that which, having been detached from the train, had continued its route with such terrific rapidity, carrying off the unconscious engineer and stoker.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

He was proud of his career as an editor, just as he was proud of his father's rise from stoker to full-time train driver, and of the shop his mother ran from the front room.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He was dressed like a mechanic or a stoker in an old pea-jacket with baggy pockets, with an oil-skin cap on his head, a woollen scarf round his neck, and tarred boots on his feet.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

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