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| has gloss | (noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses hostler, stableboy, groom, stableman, ostler |
| has gloss | eng: The word hostler is an archaic term for a groom or stableman, i.e., the occupation of someone employed in a stable to take care of horses. The h is silent, and the word pronounced ostler, which is how it is also spelled in Britain—where the word is not considered obsolete , and is still in current use (i.e., is not an archaism) and means a groom who cares for horses. |
| lexicalization | eng: groom |
| lexicalization | eng: hostler |
| lexicalization | eng: ostler |
| lexicalization | eng: stableboy |
| lexicalization | eng: stableman |
| subclass of | (noun) a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" hired hand, hand, hired man |
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| similar | e/Groom (horses) |
| similar | e/Hostler |
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