ˈstōkə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Dutch, from stoken to stoke + -er
1. : one employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel: as
a. : one that tends a marine steam boiler
b. Britain : a locomotive fireman
2. : a machine for feeding a fire
ˈstōkə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Dutch, from stoken to stoke + -er
1. : one employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel: as
a. : one that tends a marine steam boiler
b. Britain : a locomotive fireman
2. : a machine for feeding a fire
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012