n. [ OE. hosteler, osteler, innkeeper, OF. hostelier, F. hôtelier. See Hostel, and cf. Hospitaler, Hosteler. ] 1. An innkeeper. [ Obs. ] See Hosteler. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Railroad) The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip. [ 1913 Webster ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries 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}.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hostler
n 1: someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
[syn: {stableman}, {stableboy}, {groom}, {hostler},
{ostler}]
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