hostler
A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
Origin: From , from , from , from , 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.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(by extension, US) A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.
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