ostler

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɒslə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɑːslɚ/

Noun

ostler (plural ostlers)

1. A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom
   • 1816, Jane Austen, Emma, Volume III, Chapter 8,

     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.

Synonyms

• groom

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