hostler

Example Sentences

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The new streets-as-buildings would provide garages at every stop, making disposal of the auto as simple as flinging the reins to the hostler at the local inn.

From Time Magazine Archive

The groom or hostler, a man she had never seen, was standing in the door, eyes wide with fright.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

As the hostler brought the mail-cart round, Ram Deen told the Thanadar of Chandni's absence, and received his assurance that immediate search should be made for her.

From The Taming of the Jungle by Doyle, Dr. C. W.

"She gave Mat, hostler, stuff that cured his ague in no time," shouted a voice.

From The MS. in a Red Box by Hamilton, John Arthur

There was neither porter nor hostler visible, and the Englishman, unquestioned, crossed the threshold, and found himself in a large stone-paved apartment which, from its scent, he judged to be a stable.

From The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville by A. L. O. E.