Definitions for hostler
ˈhɒs lər, ˈɒs lərhostler

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostlernoun

   someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hostlernoun

   A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom

2. hostlernoun

   A person employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine.

3. Etymology: Syncopated form of hosteler, from hostiler, from hostelier, from hostilarius, from hospitalarius, from hospitale "inn", from hospitalis "hospitable", from hospes "host, guest". Both hostler and its alternate form "ostler" originally meant simply "inkeeper", and acquired a specific association with horses in the second half of the 14th century.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostlernoun

   One who has the care of horses at an inn.

   Etymology: hosteller, from hostel.

   The cause why they are now to be permitted is want of convenient inns for lodging travellers on horseback, and hostlers to tend their horses by the way. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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. In the twentieth century the word came to be used in railroad industry for a type of train driver.

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1. hostler

   A hostler is a person who is employed to take care of horses, particularly at an inn or stable. The term can also refer to a person who moves or services locomotives or other types of heavy machinery in a rail yard.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostlernoun

   an innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler

2. Hostlernoun

   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. Hostlernoun

   the person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip

4. Etymology: [OE. hosteler, osteler, innkeeper, OF. hostelier, F. htelier. See Hostel, and cf. Hospitaler, Hosteler.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hostler

   Ostler, hos′lėr, or os′-, n. he who has the care of horses at an inn. [Hostler=hosteleer.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HOSTLER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hostler is ranked #23472 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hostler surname appeared 1,083 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hostler.
   
   82.2% or 891 total occurrences were White.
   7.2% or 79 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   4.8% or 53 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.2% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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1. • Hired Hand

Anagrams for hostler »

1. holster

How to pronounce hostler?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hostler in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hostler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hostler
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hostler
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hostler
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostler
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostler
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hostler
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hostler
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html