stoker; boiler attendant; kitchen helper
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Meanings
2 senses · 3 examplesnoun
stoker; boiler attendant; fireman
archaicThis is a dated occupational term referring to someone who tends the fire in a boiler (e.g., on a steam locomotive or ship, or in a factory).
Zhè这
sōu艘
jiù旧
lún轮
chuán船
de的
huǒ火
fū夫
gōng工
zuò作
fēi非
cháng常
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
The stoker's job on this old steamship was very hard.
Gōng工
chǎng厂
xū需
yào要
yī一
míng名
jīng经
yàn验
fēng丰
fù富
de的
huǒ火
fū夫
。
The factory needs an experienced boiler attendant.
noun
kitchen helper; cook's assistant
archaicAn old term for a low-level kitchen worker responsible for menial tasks like tending the cooking fire and fetching water.
Jiù旧
shí时
jūn军
duì队
de的
chuī炊
shì事
bān班
lǐ里
zǒng总
yǒu有
jǐ几
míng名
huǒ火
fū夫
。
In the old days, there were always a few kitchen helpers in the army's cooking squad.