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 • 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

Ted got a job with the Whitneys' Greentree Stable as a stableboy, watered horses and broke yearlings while he learned about racing.

From Time Magazine Archive

She might mistake him for a stableboy and hand him the reins of her horse.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin