HOSTLER


Meaning of HOSTLER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhäs-lər, ˈäs- ]

noun

also os·tler ˈäs-

Etymology: Middle English, innkeeper, hostler, from Anglo-French hosteler, from hostel

Date: 14th century

1. : one who takes care of horses or mules

2. : one who moves locomotives in and out of a roundhouse ; also : one who services locomotives

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.