Etymology

ostler

O1S1T1L1E1R1

Today it means: A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

Phonetic spelling of hostler, from late 14th century.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.