: one who moves locomotives in and out of a roundhouse
also: one who services locomotives
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebMore than halfway through the film, Manny and Buck discover a formerly napping hostler, Sara. David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2021 Harris, who had worked as a hostler for the county sheriff, was arrested a short time later and taken to the jail on Main Street in Bel Air. David Anderson, The Aegis, 16 May 2017
Word History
Etymology
Middle English hostiller, osteler "innkeeper, servant at an inn attending horses, person keeping horses for hire" — more at hosteler