Definitions

1. noun

A person whose job is to attend a furnace, boiler, or other apparatus that burns fuel to produce heat.

“The ship’s stoker worked tirelessly to keep the engine room warm.”

2. noun

A person who tends or operates a fire or furnace, especially in a domestic setting.

“She was a skilled stoker, able to keep the fireplace burning all night.”

3. verb

To attend a furnace, boiler, or other apparatus that burns fuel to produce heat.

“The fire had to be stoked regularly to keep the room warm.”

4. verb

To add fuel to a fire or furnace in order to keep it burning.

“She stoked the fire with more wood to warm up the house.”