Hostler

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hostler \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}.
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     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.
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     3. (Railroad) The person who takes charge of a locomotive
        when it is left by the engineer after a trip.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hostler
       n : someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
           [syn: {stableman}, {stableboy}, {groom}, {ostler}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "hostler":
     breaker, breeder, broncobuster, buckaroo, cattleman, cow keeper,
     cowman, dairy farmer, dairyman, equerry, farrier, grazier, groom,
     horseshoer, rancher, ranchero, ranchman, sheepman, stableboy,
     stableman, stock raiser, stockbreeder, stockkeeper, stockman,
     tamer, trainer