Hostler
WordNet
noun
(1) Someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
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Etymology
Syncopated form of < < < < < "inn" < "hospitable" < "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.
Noun
- A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom
- A person employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine.