Hostler Definition
hŏslər, ŏs-
noun
A person who takes care of horses at an inn, stable, etc.; groom.
Webster's New World
A person who services a truck or a railroad engine at the end of a run.
Webster's New World
An innkeeper.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Hostler
Noun
Singular:
hostler
Plural:
hostlersOrigin of Hostler
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Syncopated form of hosteler, from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Latin hostilarius, from hospitalarius, from hospitale "inn", from hospitālis "hospitable", from hospes "host, guest". Both hostler and its alternate form "ostler" originally meant simply "innkeeper", and acquired a specific association with horses in the second half of the 14th century.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Anglo-Norman hostiler from Old French hostel lodging hostel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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