Stoker
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A stoker is "one who stokes".
Stoker may also refer to:
Stoker may also refer to:
- A fireplace poker
- Mechanical stoker - a coal-feeding device on a steam locomotiveSteam locomotiveA steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
- Stoker (cone cleaning implement) - an Australian colloquial term for any slender cylindrical instrument used to clear debris from a cone.
- Stoker (occupation) - a job on a coal-powered steam ship to stoke the boilers.
- Stoker works - a facility where mechanical stokers were manufactured.
- The person at the rear of a tandem bicycleTandem bicycleThe tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement , not the number of riders. A bike with two riders side-by-side is called a sociable.-History:Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 19th...
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People
- Austin StokerAustin StokerAustin Stoker is an American actor known for his role as Lt. Ethan Bishop, the police officer in charge of the besieged Precinct 9, Division 13, in John Carpenter's Howard Hawks-inspired, 1976 film, Assault on Precinct 13...
(born 1943), West-Indian born, African-American actor - Abraham "Bram" StokerBram StokerAbraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
(1847–1912), Irish writer - Henry Hugh Gordon StokerHenry Hugh Gordon StokerCommander Henry Hugh Gordon "Dacre" Stoker, DSO RN commonly credited in films as H.G. Stoker or Dacre Stoker , was an officer of the First and Second World War Royal Navy and stage and screen actor...
(1885-1966) (known as Dacre Stoker), Irish submarine officer in the Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
during both World Wars - Frank Owen Stoker (1867-1939), Irish male tennis player
- James StokerJames J. StokerJames Johnston Stoker was an American applied mathematician and engineer. He was director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and is considered one of the founders of the institute, Courant and Friedrichs being the others. Stoker is known for his work in differential geometry and...
, American mathematician - Mary Stoker SmithMary Stoker SmithMary Stoker Smith is an American television news reporter and anchor.- Biography :Mary Stoker Smith grew up in La Crosse, Wisconsin...
, general assignment reporter and a weekend evening anchor for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Michael StokerMichael StokerSir Michael George Parke Stoker CBE FRS MD FRCP is a British physician.He studied medicine at Clare College, Cambridge and St Thomas' Hospital in London, gaining his MD in 1947, after serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWII...
, Director of Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories from 1968-79 - Mike StokerMike StokerCharles Michael "Mike" Stoker is a retired firefighter, engineer and captain with the Los Angeles County Fire Department . He was an actor on the NBC / Universal TV series Emergency!...
, American actor - Richard StokerRichard StokerRichard Stoker is a British composer and writer.He started playing the piano at six; at seven he was composing. After initial encouragement from Arthur Benjamin and Benjamin Britten, he studied under Lennox Berkeley at the Royal Academy of Music. After winning the Mendelssohn Scholarship in 1962,...
(born 1938), British composer and writer - Michael J.Stoker (born 1983), American teacher, Athlete- MMA,Football, Wrestling, Track
Other
- Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
, recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association - Stoker the BrokerStoker the BrokerStoker the Broker is a cartoon gag panel by Henry Boltinoff which was distributed to newspapers from 1960 to 1985 by Columbia Features and the Washington Star Syndicate.-Characters and stories:...
, title of a comic strip created by Henry Boltinoff - "The StokerThe Stoker"The Stoker" is a short story by Franz Kafka. Kafka intended to include the story as the first chapter in a novel he did not complete; the novel was posthumously published under the title Amerika.-Plot :...
", short story by Franz Kafka. - Stoker's, a brand of chewing tobacco.
- Stoker (film)Stoker (film)Stoker is an upcoming 2012 drama film directed by Park Chan-wook and written by Wentworth Miller. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew Goode.-Cast:*Mia Wasikowska as India Stoker*Nicole Kidman as Evelyn Stoker...
, an American film directed by Park Chan-wook