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1. (n.) hostler
a person who takes care of horses, esp. at an inn.
2. hostler
a person who services trains, buses, etc., or maintains large machines.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME; var. of hosteler)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
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1. (noun) hostler
an innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler
2. (noun) hostler
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
3. (noun) hostler
the person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip
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