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Definition of Hostler

Hostler
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.

Meaning of Hostler from wikipedia

- A hostler (/ˈhɒslər/ or /ˈɒslər/) or ostler /ˈɒslər/ was traditionally a groom or stableman who was emplo**** in a stable to take care of horses, usually...
- Jim Hostler (born 1966) is an American football coach who is currently a defensive analyst for the USC Trojans football team. Most of his career has been...
- lost to Inception in both cases. A botched switching operation by yard hostlers Dewey and Gilleece at an Allegheny and West Virginia Railroad (AWVR) yard...
- locomotive operator, train operator, and motorman. In American English, a hostler (also known as a switcher) moves engines around rail yards, but does not...
- Charles Warren Hostler (December 12, 1919 – September 28, 2014) was an American diplomat. He served as the U.S. Amb****ador to Bahrain from 1989 to 1993...
- his predecessor Grand Duke Vytenis' son, his brother, his cousin, or his hostler. For several centuries only two versions of his origins circulated. Chronicles...
- Line 1 Yonge–University. Work included expansion of the carhouse, a new hostler platform to support the new north-end entry/exit track, a new north-end...
- and knitwear designer George Hostler, Brandreth created hundreds of jumper designs that appear in books he and Hostler aut****d and produced under their...
- cabless units are called B units or booster units. B units did contain hostler controls, but they could not be so controlled on the main line. The locomotive...
- between the types: a 'booster' is a B-unit with hostler controls, and a 'slave' is a B-unit without hostler controls. The reasons railroads ordered B-units...