hostler – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
hostler
n.
one who operates a hostel
Hostler
A
hostler or
ostler is a
groom or stableman, who is employed in a
stable to take care of
horses, usually at an inn. Today the word has acquired additional meanings, particularly in the
railroad industry.
hostler
Noun
1. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
(synonym) stableman, stableboy, groom, ostler
(hypernym) hired hand, hand, hired man
Hostler
(n.)
The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip.
(n.)
The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person.
(n.)
An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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