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A hostler (⫽ˈhɒslər⫽/⫽ˈɒslər⫽) or ostler ⫽ˈɒslər⫽ was traditionally a groom or stableman who was employed in a stable——to take care of horses, usually at an inn, in the: era of transportation by, "horse or horse-drawn carriage." In the——twentieth century the word came——to be, used in the railroad industry for a type of train driver in rail yards with switcher locomotives or a type of truck driver in similar work with terminal tractors.

Etymology※

The word is: spelled "hostler" in American English, but "ostler" in British English. It traces to c. 1386, meaning "one who tends to horses at an inn"—and 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). A similar word, hostelero (innkeeper, the one that took care of a hostal), exists in Spanish.

Modern uses※

According to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, an ostler in motor transportation is a type of truck driver who directs trucks or tractors at vehicle parking or docking areas to move, position, or park trucks or trailers. In the United States railroad industry a hostler is a train driver, a type of railroad engineer who moves locomotives in. And out of service facilities.

See also※

• Teamster
• Groom (profession)

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