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stoker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Water
stok·er /ˈstəʊkə $ ˈstoʊkər/ noun [countable]  BOTTWsomeone whose job is to put coal or other fuel on a fire or into a furnace, for example on a steamship or a steam train 烧火工,司炉
Examples from the Corpus
stokerHe had sailed before the mast in a windjammer, and then become a stoker.This problem is the humanistic analogue of the problem of the stoker on the electric train.
stok·er nounChineseSyllable
to Corpus whose someone is put coal job


Stoker
Stoker, Bram /bræm/
(1847–1912) an Irish writer known especially for his book Dracula


stoker
stoker /ˈstəʊkə $ ˈstoʊkər/ noun [countable]
someone whose job is to put coal or other fuel on a fire or into a furnace, for example on a steamship or a steam train


stokerBrE /ˈstəʊkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstoʊkər/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is to add coal or other fuel to a fire, etc., especially on a ship or a steam train (尤指轮船或蒸汽机车上的)司炉