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stoker

/sˈtəʊkə/STOH-kur
/sˈtoʊkɚ/STOH-kur

Meaningone who kindles a fire

Common meaning: someone who feeds a furnace

Journey through time

  1. Dutchstoker‘one who kindles a fire’source
  2. Early English spellingStoakersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsone who kindles a fire → someone who feeds a furnacestoker‘someone who feeds a furnace’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Dutch stoker ‘one who kindles a fire’.

Roots

  • stoker Dutch “one who kindles a fire”

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