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hostler

/ˈhɒslə/HO-slur
/ˈhɑslɚ/HAH-slur

Meaninginnkeeper

Common meaning: person employed to care for horses at an inn

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchhostel‘innkeeper’source
  2. Middle Englishhostiler‘innkeeper or stable attendant’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsinnkeeper or stable attendant → person employed to care for horses at an innhostler‘person employed to care for horses at an inn’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French hostel ‘innkeeper’.

Roots

  • hostel Old French “innkeeper”

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