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STOKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical device for stoking a furnace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stoker" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Derivation:
stoke (stir up or tend; of a fire)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship)
Synonyms:
fireman; stoker
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stoker" is a kind of...):
jack; laborer; labourer; manual laborer (someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
Derivation:
stoke (stir up or tend; of a fire)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
Synonyms:
Abraham Stoker; Bram Stoker; Stoker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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