HOSTLER

stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler

(noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Hostler (plural Hostlers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hostler is the 23472nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1083 individuals. Hostler is most common among White (82.27%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Holters, holster, orthels

Etymology

Noun

hostler (plural hostlers)

A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom

(by extension) A person employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine.

Synonyms

• groom

Anagrams

• Holters, holster, orthels

Source: Wiktionary


Hos"tler, n. Etym: [OE. hosteler, osteler, innkeeper, OF. hostelier, F. hôtelier. See Hostel, and cf. Hospitaler, Hosteler.]

1. An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler.

2. The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person.

3. (Railroad)

Definition: The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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