hostler
- a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- 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
Examples from the Web for hostler
Historical Examples of hostler
The hostler took the reins and Robert stepped from the wagon.
Daughters of the Revolution and Their TimesCharles Carleton Coffin
He waved his hand to me, and surrendering his horse to a hostler, entered the house.
In Direst PerilDavid Christie Murray
Pauer came back, accompanied by a man who looked like a hostler.
Despair's Last JourneyDavid Christie Murray
But you know the fable, or story rather, of the Priest and the Hostler.
The Book-HunterJohn Hill Burton
Mrs. Fairbank remains with the hostler, and favors me with a look at parting.
The Lock And Key LibraryVarious
hostler
- another name (esp Brit) for ostler
Word Origin and History for hostler
late 14c., "one who tends to horses at an inn," also, occasionally, "innkeeper," from Anglo-French hostiler, Old French hostelier "innkeeper, steward" (12c., Modern French hôtelier), from Medieval Latin hostilarius "the monk who entertains guests at a monastery," from hospitale "inn" (see hospital). See also ostler.