stoker

Other forms of stoker

plural

stokers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about stoker

What does stoker mean?

stoker means "Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stoker?

stoker has 2 syllables: sto-ker. The stress falls on "sto". In IPA it is /ˈstoʊkɚ/.

What is another word for stoker?

Close synonyms include Bram Stoker, Abraham Stoker, fireman. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stoker a common word?

stoker is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.