ostler

[ os-ler ]

/ ˈɒs lər /

noun

Nearby words

ostitis, ostium, ostium abdominale tubae uterinae, ostium of uterus, ostium uterinum tubae, ostler, ostmark, ostomate, ostomy, ostosis, ostpolitik

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Examples from the Web for ostler

He must indeed be an inexpert postmaster who could not change his letters as soon as the ostler changes his horses.
The History of the Post Office|Herbert Joyce
The guard would do the same, and when your luggage was put up, the ostler came to you.
Notes on Old Peterborough|Andrew Percival
So saying, he went out, and proceeding to the stable, gave the ostler the necessary instructions.
Boscobel: or, the royal oak|William Harrison Ainsworth
The ostler brought back the oysters, and said the horse would not touch them.
The American Joe Miller|Various

It is a hit of gossip between two stable-men—attaches of the hotel—an ostler and fly-driver.
Gwen Wynn|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for ostler

ostler

hostler

/ (ˈɒslə) /

noun

archaic a stableman, esp one at an inn

Word Origin for ostler

C15: variant of hostler, from hostel

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Word Origin and History for ostler

ostler

late 14c., phonetic spelling of hostler.