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ostler:
(and also ‘hostler‘; plural: ‘ostlers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘t’ is silent)
an ostler at work (grooming a horse)
(old usage) a person/worker who looks after horses in a stable, especially in the past, a person who looked after horses of the guests at an inn;
(‘inn’ = in the past, a hotel-like house that served food and drinks and provided bed for a night or two for travellers on a long journey)
a stableboy/stableman
(‘stable’ = a place, usually with a shed, where horses are kept, fed and groomed);
(hostler) a worker/mechanic who services large vehicles or engines, especially the locomotive (rail engine),
an ostler/hostler at work (servicing a railway engine)
{Note: ‘Ostler’ is more often found in the names of people.}
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