hostler
pronunciation
How to pronounce hostler in British English:
UK [ˈhɒslə(r)]
How to pronounce hostler in American English:
US [ˈhɑslə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
Word Origin
- hostler (n.)
- late 14c., "one who tends to horses at an inn," also, occasionally, "innkeeper," from Anglo-French hostiler, Old French hostelier "innkeeper, steward" (12c., Modern French hôtelier), from Medieval Latin hostilarius "the monk who entertains guests at a monastery," from hospitale "inn" (see hospital). See also ostler.
Example
- 1. The hostler ran to report it to the general immediately .
- 2. Stamp and neigh , as the hostler calls .
- 3. Ma wu 's hostler took care of three horses and one carriage . Seeing that the horses were suffered from bloody urine , he was burning with impatience but could do nothing .