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Meanings of
ostler
in English
Portuguese
palafreneiro
Catalan
mosso de quadra
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Someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses.
groom
hostler
stableman
stableboy
Portuguese
palafreneiro
Usage of
ostler
in English
1
Then the
ostler
left the stable, locking the door on the outside.
2
An affable
ostler
had in vain endeavoured to engage him in conversation.
3
The
ostler
paused immobile an instant and then shook his insignificant turnip-pate.
4
From the old
ostler
I picked up many valuable hints about horses.
5
They're the best as is going for trade anyhow, said the
ostler
.
6
Tapster,
ostler
,
varlet, hark hither, and a wannion on your lazy limbs!
7
The
ostler
stepped out into the street with his stable lanthorn.
8
The
ostler
threw his straw away and set to his preparations.
9
Old Sam, the
ostler
,
was in the yard, washing a trap.
10
You should never ask the
ostler
whether he greases his oats.
11
We heard my husband speaking about his horse to the
ostler
.
12
Like a domestic, I pray, an
ostler
come home after a night's carousing.
13
It would be teaching the
ostler
to grease the horse's teeth.
14
The
ostler
,
Dick, had already returned to the rescue of the snow-bound coach.
15
Two minutes later appeared the
ostler
and chambermaid, who were man and wife.
16
An
ostler
ran up to me at once to hold him.
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ostler
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
say the ostler
lame ostler
old ostler
affable ostler
ask an ostler
More collocations
Translations for
ostler
Portuguese
palafreneiro
Catalan
mosso de quadra
mosso-d'establa
Ostler
through the time
Ostler
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common