stableman

[ stey-buhl-muhn, -man ]

/ ˈsteɪ bəl mən, -ˌmæn /

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noun, plural sta·ble·men

[stey-buhl-muhn, -men]. /ˈsteɪ bəl mən, -ˌmɛn/.

a person who works in a stable.

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Origin of stableman

First recorded in 1720–30; stable¹ + man

Words nearby stableman

stable door, stable equation, stable fly, Stableford, stable lad, stableman, stablemate, stabler, stabling, stablish, Stabroek

How to use stableman in a sentence

Old Dan Harris, the stableman, stood in the door and silently he pointed to a gray horse in the barn-yard.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine|John Fox, Jr.
Affecting a jovial ease of mind, he commanded the company of his stableman, Elihu Titus, on the seat beside him.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
It came from a stableman or coachman who was taking his little nap in a corner of the room.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
Incidentally, Hull had been found by the stableman, curiously roped and tied and his lower jaw somewhat out of plumb.
Partners of Chance|Henry Herbert Knibbs

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