Definitions for: Hostler


[n] someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses



Webster (1913) Definition: Hos"tler, n. [OE. hosteler, osteler, innkeeper, OF.
hostelier, F. h[^o]telier. See Hostel, and cf.
Hospitaler, Hosteler.]
1. An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler.

2. 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. (Railroad) The person who takes charge of a locomotive
when it is left by the engineer after a trip.

Synonyms: groom, ostler, stableboy, stableman

See Also: hand, hired hand, hired man

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