stoker

Example Sentences

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Bannister said his father Sammy, a stoker mechanic who was 21-years-old at the time, sustained shrapnel wounds to his chest when HMS Amethyst came under fire.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

This Irish stoker with a wild temper washes up on the barge where Anna is now living with her father.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

Ditlev later became a coal stoker, but he was frequently unemployed.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

The rider in front is called the pilot; the rear is referred to as the stoker.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2021

His father worked as a stoker at the factory, barely earning enough to make ends meet.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti