livery worker
- noun
- /ˈlɪvəri ˈwɜrkər/
- Archaic
:
cuidador de caballos
- The livery worker carefully groomed each horse before the day's first ride.
Examples
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She took a summer job as a livery worker at the local stables.
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A livery worker feeds the horses every morning.
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In the 19th century, every town needed at least one livery worker to care for travelers' horses.
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The livery worker took excellent care of the horses.
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The livery worker carefully groomed each horse before the day's first ride.
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A livery worker feeds the horses every morning.
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She took a summer job as a livery worker at the local stables.
Synonyms
9
5.3
A person who takes care of horses in a stable
1
7.5
A young person who looks after horses in a stable
1
5.5
A person who cares for horses and other animals in a stable
1
7.9
A man who works in a stable caring for horses
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9.9
A person who cares for horses at a stable or inn
A person who takes care of horses at a stable
A woman who works at a stable caring for horses
A woman who works in a stable to feed and care for horses
A girl or woman who cares for horses in a stable
A person who looks after animals kept in stalls
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'livery' (boarding/stabling horses) modifies 'worker' (a person employed), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer a person employed to look after horses at a livery stable. This follows a common noun+worker compounding pattern, making the meaning predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
The noun livery worker comes from old stables called livery stables that rented horses, where the worker fed, cleaned and prepared the animals for travelers. So today livery worker means 'a person employed to look after horses and stables'.