See stoker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "fireplace utensil",
"word": "firestick"
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "司爐 /司炉"
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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"word": "søfyrbøder"
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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"lang": "Georgian",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "ცეცხლფარეში"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Heizer"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "thermastís",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "θερμαστής"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "masík",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מַסִּיק"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "fűtő"
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"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "kocegara"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kafu",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "火夫"
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kashu",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "火手"
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwabu",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "화부"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "person who stokes",
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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],
"word": "ложач"
},
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "pendandang"
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "fyrbøter"
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"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "ateşci",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "آتشجی"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who stokes",
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who stokes",
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],
"word": "foguista"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fornalheiro"
},
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fochist"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "focar"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kočegár",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кочега́р"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "istopník",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "истопни́к"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "person who stokes",
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"masculine"
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"word": "ло̀жа̄ч"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "person who stokes",
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"masculine"
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "kurjač"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "fogonero"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
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"word": "atizador"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person who stokes",
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"word": "eldare"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"word": "ateşçi"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kočehár",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кочега́р"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "opáljuvač",
"sense": "person who stokes",
"tags": [
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"word": "опа́лювач"
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"stoker"
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