stableman

English

Etymology

From stable +‎ -man.

Noun

stableman (plural stablemen)

1. A person employed to take care of horses in a stable.
   • 1851, Harry Hieover, The Pocket and the Stud, page 93:

     In fact, a horse that has been accustomed to be attended by a stableman will want to have little niceties done to him that a hawbuck of a groom never thinks of doing.

Usage notes

• stable boy is more common.

Translations

person employed to take care of horses in a stable

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