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stableman

[ stey-buh l-muh n, -man ]

/ ˈsteɪ bəl mən, -ˌmæn /

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noun, plural sta·ble·men [stey-buh l-muh n, -men] /ˈsteɪ bəl mən, -ˌmɛn/.

a person who works in a stable.

Nearby words

stable fly, stable isotope, stable lad, stableboy, stableford, stableman, stablemate, stabler, stabling, stablish, stabroek

Origin of stableman

First recorded in 1720–30; stable¹ + man¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for stableman

Late that night he descended stiffly at the livery stable, and turned his weary horse over to a stableman.
The Breaking Point|Mary Roberts Rinehart
A stableman was clanking about the yard, where some sheep were penned.
Old Kensington|Miss Thackeray
Then a stableman put a nickel into a player-piano and that seemed to be a signal for the thing to trot.
Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions|Mary Roberts Rinehart
While talking with the stableman, Bartley noticed a gray pony and in the next stall a buckskin--Cheyenne's horses.
Partners of Chance|Henry Herbert Knibbs

The stableman who brought the oats suddenly bent down and examined the left wheel.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo