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hostler definition

hos·tler (häs′lər, äs′-)

noun

  1. a person who takes care of horses at an inn, stable, etc.; groom
  2. ☆ a person who services a truck or a railroad engine at the end of a run
  3. Obsolete an innkeeper

Etymology: contr. of hosteler

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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