Explore Hostler through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like groom or ostler. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hostler in a sentence
Hostler meaning
- A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
- A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.
Using Hostler
- The main meaning on this page is: A worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses. | A railway worker employed to care for a locomotive or other large engine; especially, a yard jockey.
- Useful related words include: stableman, stableboy, groom, ostler.
Context around Hostler
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hostler
- In this selection, "hostler" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gittings stand out and add context to how "hostler" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and a hostler an innkeeper and as a hostler gittings 1968. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hostler" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hostler
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For example, an ostler (a keeper of horses) and a hostler (an innkeeper) could easily be confused for one another. (20 words)
His father first worked as a hostler Gittings (1968), 11 at the stables attached to the Swan and Hoop Inn, an establishment he later managed, and where the growing family lived for some years. (34 words)
His father first worked as a hostler Gittings (1968), 11 at the stables attached to the Swan and Hoop Inn, an establishment he later managed, and where the growing family lived for some years. (34 words)
For example, an ostler (a keeper of horses) and a hostler (an innkeeper) could easily be confused for one another. (20 words)
Example sentences (2)
For example, an ostler (a keeper of horses) and a hostler (an innkeeper) could easily be confused for one another.
His father first worked as a hostler Gittings (1968), 11 at the stables attached to the Swan and Hoop Inn, an establishment he later managed, and where the growing family lived for some years.