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stableboy

American  
[stey-buhl-boi] / ˈsteɪ bəlˌbɔɪ /

noun

  1. a person who works in a stable.


stableboy British  
/ ˈsteɪbəlˌmæn, ˈsteɪbəlˌbɔɪ, -mən /

noun

  1. a boy or man who works in a stable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stableboy

First recorded in 1720–30; stable 1 + boy

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2019

Emily Brontë's gothic heroine Cathy loves stableboy Heathcliff but marries squire Edgar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2015

Captured by the Germans, he made his first escape via Holland to England, aided by his fluent German, variously disguised as a butcher, stableboy, coal man, and magician in a traveling circus.

From Time Magazine Archive

The stableboy stood near seven feet tall all by himself; on his hade Bran's head almost brushed the ceiling.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin