hostler
A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horsesA worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
Значение
значений: 2A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
Stalljunge, Stallknecht
ко́нюх
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
(США, шире)A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.
ремонтный слесарьremontnyj slesarʹ
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 2
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English hostiler, from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, fromFrom Middle English hostiler, from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Medieval Latin hostilārius, hospitālārius, from hospitāle "inn", from hospitālis "hospitable", from hospes "host, guest". Both hostler and its alternative form ostler originally meant simply "innkeeper", and acquired a specific association with horses in the second half of the 14th century. Doublet of hosteler and hotelier.
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