hostler

UK: /ˈɒslə/ US: (hos′lər, os′lər)

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hos•tler  (hos′lər, os′lər), n. 

1. a person who takes care of horses, esp. at an inn.
2. an employee who moves and services trains, buses, or other vehicles after their regular runs or who does the maintenance work on large machines.

• 1350–1400; Middle English; variant of hosteler

hos′tler•ship′, n. 

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hostler / ˈɒslə/ noun

1. another name (esp Brit) for ostler

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ost•ler  (os′lər), n. 

1. hostler.

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ostler, hostler / ˈɒslə/ noun

1. a stableman, esp one at an inn

Etymology: 15th Century: variant of hostler, from hostel