stableboy

[ stey-buhl-boi ]

noun

1. a person who works in a stable.

stableboy

/ ˈsteɪbəlˌmæn; ˈsteɪbəlˌbɔɪ; -mən /

noun

1. a boy or man who works in a stable

Word History and Origins

Origin of stableboy¹

First recorded in 1720–30; stable ¹ + boy

Example Sentences

“If I stand beside you, my lord, they will surely know it is I. If they see me in the courtyard, they may think I am but one of the stableboys. I shall stay here.”

From Literature

“Please, ma’am,” said Alyce, who had learned that ma’ams and sirs served her well even with cooks and stableboys when asking favors.

From Literature

"Service! Food! Wine! Fire! Where is the stableboy?"

From Literature

A storybook stableboy turns pirate and rescues his beloved, who is about to marry a dreadful prince.

From Los Angeles Times

Lurvy took out an enormous handkerchief and blew his nose very loud—so loud, in fact, that the noise was heard by stableboys over at the horse barn.

From Literature