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stableman

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

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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.

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

Historical Examples of stableman

The stableman said he had left the wagon a few moments after I had and had been stolen.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail
Ezra Meeker
But there were few, as the stableman had said, to see her so early in the morning.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch
Amy Bell Marlowe
Billy, the stableman, and his assistant were awakened, and the teams were hitched up.
The Octopus
Frank Norris
The stableman was there alone; the room where he cooked and slept joined the stable.
Then and Now
Robert Vaughn
"It's Jack Harkaway," replied a stableman who had seen Jack's drag.
Jack Harkaway in New York
Bracebridge Hemyng