hostler
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hostler¹
- /ˈ(h)ɒs.lə/ UK
- /ˈ(h)ɑs.lɚ/ US
Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -ɒslə
Where it comes from
From Middle English hostiler, from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Medieval Latin hostilārius, hospitālārius, from hospitāle "inn", from hospitālis "hospitable", from hospes "host, guest". Both hostler and its alternative form ostler originally meant simply "innkeeper", and acquired a specific association with horses in the second half of the 14th century. Doublet of hosteler and hotelier.
noun hostlers · ostler
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A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
As the chaise drove through Clavering, the hostler standing whistling under the archway of the Clavering Arms, winked the postilion ominously, as much as to say all was over.
Similar: groom
- A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey. The employees contend that inasmuch as there are seven engines hostled at Sleepy Eye within a 12-hour period, a hostler from the ranks of the firemen must be assigned […]
Hostler²
proper noun Hostlers
- A surname.
Translations
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noun person at an inn who looks after horses
| Français | palefrenier |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Stalljunge, Stallknecht |
| Русский | ко́нюх |
| العربية | سَائِس sāʔis |
| עברית | סַיָּס sayás |
noun person employed to care for a locomotive
| Русский | ремонтный слесарь remontnyj slesarʹ |
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title = {hostler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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