"ostler" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɒslə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑːslɚ/ [US] Forms: ostlers [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒslə Etymology: Phonetic spelling of hostler, from late 14th century. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ostler (plural ostlers)
  1. A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom Synonyms: groom, hostler
    Sense id: en-ostler-en-noun-S5UxXBkC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Mr. Frank Churchill having resolved to go home directly, without waiting at all, and his horse seeming to have got a cold, Tom had been sent off immediately for the Crown chaise, and the ostler had stood out and seen it pass by, the boy going a good pace, and driving very steady.",
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          "ref": "1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:",
          "text": "[A]s the London coaches drove up, which in those early days used to set off from the George, Mr. Foker flung the coffee-room window open, and called the guards and coachmen by their Christian names, too, asking about their respective families, and imitating with great liveliness and accuracy the tooting of the horns as Jem the ostler whipped the horses’ cloths off, and the carriages drove gaily away.",
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          "text": "[A]s the London coaches drove up, which in those early days used to set off from the George, Mr. Foker flung the coffee-room window open, and called the guards and coachmen by their Christian names, too, asking about their respective families, and imitating with great liveliness and accuracy the tooting of the horns as Jem the ostler whipped the horses’ cloths off, and the carriages drove gaily away.",
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