1
: one employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel
specifically
: one that tends a marine steam boiler
2
: a machine for feeding a fire
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His father, a tugboat stoker, was often away, and young Terence found solace in films, idolizing Gary Cooper and James Dean.
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Stamp, the first of five children born to a tugboat stoker, grew up in London as bombs fell during World War II.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Stamp was born in London's East End in 1938, the sun of a tugboat stoker.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
The son of a tugboat stoker, Stamp won a scholarship to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2025
The son of a tugboat stoker for the merchant Navy, Stamp spent years toiling in the swinging 1960s' rising advertising industry before winning a scholarship to undergo classical training at the prestigious Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Boiler attendants, who maintain furnaces, stokers and boilers, make a salary of up to about $66,213.
—Chesnie Wardell, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The stoker can be shorter in size but must be able to reach the pedals comfortably.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The stoker does not necessarily have to be the stronger rider in order to power through hills or rough terrain.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Stamp, the first of five children born to a tugboat stoker, grew up in London as bombs fell during World War II.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Stamp was born in London's East End in 1938, the sun of a tugboat stoker.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
The son of a tugboat stoker, Stamp won a scholarship to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2025
The son of a tugboat stoker for the merchant Navy, Stamp spent years toiling in the swinging 1960s' rising advertising industry before winning a scholarship to undergo classical training at the prestigious Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
—Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Boiler attendants, who maintain furnaces, stokers and boilers, make a salary of up to about $66,213.
—Chesnie Wardell, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The stoker can be shorter in size but must be able to reach the pedals comfortably.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
The stoker does not necessarily have to be the stronger rider in order to power through hills or rough terrain.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Stoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoker. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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