Stōk'er, n.
[From Prov. Eng. stoke, to stir the fire, from stoke, a stock, stick, post.]
Sense 1. One who is employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel, especially that of a locomotive, or marine steam-engine.
Sense 2. An instrument used in stirring a fire; a poker. [Rare.] C. Richardson.