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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hostler \Hos"tler\, n. [OE. hosteler, osteler, innkeeper, OF hostelier, F. h[^o]telier. See {Hostel}, and cf {Hospitaler}, {Hosteler}.] 1. An innkeeper. [Obs.] See {Hosteler}. 2. The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person. 3. (Railroad) The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hostler n : someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: {stableman}, {stableboy}, {groom}, {ostler}]
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