hostler

[ hos-ler, os-ler ]
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noun
  1. a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.

  2. an employee who moves and services trains, buses, or other vehicles after their regular runs or who does the maintenance work on large machines.

Origin of hostler

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; variant of hosteler
  • Also os·tler [os-ler] /ˈɒs lər/ .

Other words from hostler

  • hos·tler·ship, noun

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How to use hostler in a sentence

  • So Mr. George and Rollo dismounted, and the hostlers came out from the stable to unharness the horses.

    Rollo in Holland | Jacob Abbott
  • Between them they succeeded, driving the door back, wide open, revealing two scowling young Mexican hostlers.

  • I've had all the spare hostlers and hall-boys listening for you at the gate.

    The Three Partners | Bret Harte
  • He saw the great limousine in which the prince himself had traveled, and he helped two of the hostlers to clean it.

    The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The hostlers who take care of them are not allowed to speak roughly.

    Our Boys | Various

British Dictionary definitions for hostler

hostler

/ (ˈɒslə) /


noun
  1. another name (esp Brit) for ostler

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