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
1- Also os·tler [os-ler] /ˈɒs lər/ .
Other words from hostler
- hos·tler·ship, noun
Words Nearby hostler
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How to use hostler in a sentence
So we bade farewell to Lincoln, only stopping to ask the hostler for directions to the next town on our way.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphySeeing Kirgan, the engineer swung down from the step at the lead switch, leaving the hostler to "spot" the engine on the table.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeI gave the hostler directions for preparing my Horse for the approaching expedition.
Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian: A Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, 1773-1774. | Philip Vickers FithianAfter his wonderful deliverance the poor fellow turned hostler, and lived very honestly afterwards.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-GouldThere they parted; and Raynard was next observed in close conversation with his hostler, Mark Dunn.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-Gould
British Dictionary definitions for hostler
/ (ˈɒslə) /
another name (esp Brit) for ostler
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