An hostler, pronounced (and occasionally spelled) ostler, is an archaic word for a groom or stableman, i.e. the occupation of someone employed in a stable to take care of horses.^[1] Archaic is a generic adjective that can refer to several things from the past. ... Leland Stanfords horse stable, still in use Horse kept in stable A stable is a building in which livestock, usually horses, are kept. ... Who ever deleted my page is a prat and i wil hunt them down on lucy and shout at them loudly! RAAAAARRR! connie sansom ...

Etymology

The word, recorded since c.1386, meaning "one who tends to horses at an inn," also, occasionally, "innkeeper" is derived from Anglo-French hostiler (modern French hostelier), itself from Medieval Latin hostilarius "the monk who entertains guests at a monastery," from hospitale "inn" (compare hospital, hospitaller, hospitality).^[1] Year 1386 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... Inns are establishments where travellers can procure food, drink, and lodging. ... A 19th century inn from Vălenii de Munte, Romania (currently in Village Museum, Bucharest) For other uses, see Inn (disambiguation). ... Anglo-French is a term that may be used in several contexts: Nationality, eg. ... Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration. ... For the town in the Republic of Ireland, see Hospital, County Limerick. ... The Hospitalier Maréchal Mathieu de Clermont defending the walls. ... For the Venetian Snares album, see Hospitality (album). ...

Other uses

In modern usage, hostler is also used to mean a person who services a truck or railroad engine at the end of a run.^[2]

Cultural references

The Ostler is the title of an 1855 novel by Victorian writer Wilkie Collins. Image:Cg Charles Dickens is still one of the best known English writers of any era. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ...

In the 1906 poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes, a classic love triangle leads to doom: because Tim the hostler is in love with Bess, the landlord's daughter, and Bess loves the outlaw highwayman, Tim betrays the couple to the soldiers.^[3] The Highwayman is a narrative poem by Alfred Noyes published in 1906. ... Alfred Noyes (September 16, 1880 – June 28, 1958) was an English poet, best known for his ballads The Highwayman (1906) and The Barrel Organ. ... Not to be confused with Triangular theory of love. ...

John Keats (1795- 1821), the famous Romantic Poet, was the son of an hostler. Thomas Keats was Head Ostler at the Swan and Hoop, Moorgate, London. The income of a Head Ostler at this time was a respectable amount, enough to ensure that Frances Keats was not required to work, and therefore considered Middle Class. ^[4] Keats redirects here. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} EtymologyOnLine- Hostler
2. ^ "Hostler - Definition". YourDictionary. Referenced May 19, 2008.
3. ^ The Highwayman at Wikisource
4. ^ Romanticism, An Anthology Third Edition, Duncan Wu, ed., p. 1332