stableboy

American  

[stey-buhl-boi] / ˈsteɪ bəlˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. a person who works in a stable.

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stableboy British  

/ ˈsteɪbəlˌmæn, ˈsteɪbəlˌbɔɪ, -mən /

noun

1. a boy or man who works in a stable

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Etymology

Origin of stableboy

First recorded in 1720–30; stable ¹ + boy

Example Sentences

A storybook stableboy turns pirate and rescues his beloved, who is about to marry a dreadful prince.

From Los Angeles Times

Thorpe was besotted with a 19-year-old stableboy named Norman Josiffe, whom he cleaned up and kept in a long-term clandestine relationship that suited him but asked too much of his mentally fragile paramour.

From New York Times

Oh, yes, it's also the anniversary of the death of her beloved stableboy, Daniel.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition to nine warriors, the show includes a muscleman, two musicians, a stableboy and a horse.

From Washington Post

Yet why should musicians proclaim their profession in their person as plainly as any stableboy his?

From Project Gutenberg