stoker

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stoker (“stoker”), from Middle Dutch stoken (“to stoke, incite”, literally “to poke, jab, thrust”), ultimately equivalent to stoke +‎ -er. More at stoke.

Noun

stoker (plural stokers)

1. A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship who stokes coal in the boilers.
2. A device for stoking a fire; a poker.
3. A device that feeds coal into a furnace etc automatically.
4. A person who pedals on the back of a tandem bicycle.

Anagrams

• Kortes, Koster, stroke, tokers, trokes