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OSTLER
stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler
(noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ostler (plural ostlers)
A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom
Synonyms
• groom
Anagrams
• loster, reslot, rostel, solert, sterol, torsel
Source: Wiktionary
Ost"ler, n.
Definition: See Hostler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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