ostler

[ os-ler ]

noun

1. a variant of hostler.

ostler

/ ˈɒslə /

noun

1. archaic.
   a stableman, esp one at an inn

Word History and Origins

Origin of ostler¹

C15: variant of hostler, from hostel

Example Sentences

“The originals were bloody and holey,” said Richard James, who was playing the part of an ostler looking after the horses.

From The Guardian

Encouraged by a fashion for things English under the restored French monarchy and by growing unemployment at home, thousands of workers - bricklayers, ostlers, servant-girls and governesses - were trying their luck across the channel.

From BBC

He could not drop any lower at the Dolphin, unless he went out to the stable yard and sat with ostlers and fly-drivers in the taproom beneath the arch.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the "Imperial" ostlers took the horse's head, said "All right, Mr. Garden," and John Willie descended and walked.

From Project Gutenberg

She rode quietly down the yard, called for the ostler, dismounted, shook her trousers down, and addressed the man in as off-hand a manner as if she were a real groom.

From Project Gutenberg