Definition of ostler in English:

ostler

(also hostler)

noun ˈɒslə

historical

A man employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn.
〈史〉（小旅店中替住店客人）照看骡马的人，马夫
Example sentencesExamples
- When the two of them reached the entrance to the stables, a hostler came walking up.
- So the hostler cracked his whip, spurred on the lead horse on which he was seated, and the carriage splashed into the estuary.
- Candle makers, after all, cannot be expected to hail the invention of the electric light bulb, nor hostlers the advent of automobiles, nor canal-boat owners the building of railways, nor TV broadcasters the laying down of cable systems.
- No one would have mistaken him for anything other than a stable-boy or hostler, and these aristocratic brats always made it a point never to look twice at a servant.
- Erial smiled gratefully as the hostler brought up three horses.
- He partook of a leisurely breakfast, paid his reckoning, had the ostler bring his horse, and set off to the sound of church bells in the clear air.
- It didn't take long to pack things up with nine thousand men - not counting the servants, cooks, healers, horse hostlers, officers, and other assorted peoples - to do the work.
- After searching the entire castle, I eventually found them in the stables handing their horses over to the hostlers after a ride.
- Baning was employed there as an hostler, and to that extent he was entirely within his rights.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French hostelier 'innkeeper', from hostel (see hostel).

词汇	ostler
释义	Definition of ostler in English: ostler (also hostler) noun ˈɒslə historical A man employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn. 〈史〉（小旅店中替住店客人）照看骡马的人，马夫 Example sentencesExamples When the two of them reached the entrance to the stables, a hostler came walking up. So the hostler cracked his whip, spurred on the lead horse on which he was seated, and the carriage splashed into the estuary. Candle makers, after all, cannot be expected to hail the invention of the electric light bulb, nor hostlers the advent of automobiles, nor canal-boat owners the building of railways, nor TV broadcasters the laying down of cable systems. No one would have mistaken him for anything other than a stable-boy or hostler, and these aristocratic brats always made it a point never to look twice at a servant. Erial smiled gratefully as the hostler brought up three horses. He partook of a leisurely breakfast, paid his reckoning, had the ostler bring his horse, and set off to the sound of church bells in the clear air. It didn't take long to pack things up with nine thousand men - not counting the servants, cooks, healers, horse hostlers, officers, and other assorted peoples - to do the work. After searching the entire castle, I eventually found them in the stables handing their horses over to the hostlers after a ride. Baning was employed there as an hostler, and to that extent he was entirely within his rights. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French hostelier 'innkeeper', from hostel (see hostel).
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