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Definition of Stoker
1. Noun. Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912).
2. Noun. A laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship).
Exact synonyms: Fireman
Generic synonyms: Jack, Laborer, Labourer, Manual Laborer
Derivative terms: Stoke
Generic synonyms: Jack, Laborer, Labourer, Manual Laborer
Derivative terms: Stoke
3. Noun. A mechanical device for stoking a furnace.
Definition of Stoker
1. n. 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.
Definition of Stoker
1. Noun. A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship who stokes coal in the boilers ¹
2. Noun. A device for stoking a fire; a poker ¹
3. Noun. A device that feeds coal into a furnace etc automatically ¹
4. Noun. A person who pedals on the back of a tandem bicycle ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stoker
1. one that stokes [n -S] - See also: stokes