stableman

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

/ ˈsteɪ bəl mən, -ˌmæn /

noun, plural sta·ble·men [stey-buh l-muh n, -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 + man¹

Words nearby stableman

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

Example sentences 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

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