- a variation of hostler.
ostler
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ostler
C15: variant of hostler, from hostel
Vocabulary lists containing ostler
Example Sentences
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“The originals were bloody and holey,” said Richard James, who was playing the part of an ostler looking after the horses.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2015
He walked in and sat upon it like an ostler at his master's wedding, awkward but proud, mortified but grinning, sheepish without shame.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Three indeed," whispered Tilly, the pot-girl, to Lacey, the ostler, "when anyone could see a full seven of those fine gentlemen standing in the road."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
An ostler, still blinking and drowsy, opened the door.
From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
Fame had it also that Modest Ann remained after her defeat only by reason of an attachment, held by most to be hopeless, to the head ostler.
From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.
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