stableman

[ stey-buhl-muhn, -man ]

noun

, plural sta·ble·men [stey, -b, uh, l-m, uh, n, -men].

1. a person who works in a stable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stableman¹

First recorded in 1720–30; stable ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Old Dan Harris, the stableman, stood in the door and silently he pointed to a gray horse in the barn-yard.

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Affecting a jovial ease of mind, he commanded the company of his stableman, Elihu Titus, on the seat beside him.

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It came from a stableman or coachman who was taking his little nap in a corner of the room.

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Incidentally, Hull had been found by the stableman, curiously roped and tied and his lower jaw somewhat out of plumb.

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While talking with the stableman, Bartley noticed a gray pony and in the next stall a buckskin--Cheyenne's horses.

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