stableman
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈsteɪbəlˌmæn/
:
cuidador de caballos
- The instant the soothsayer was out of sight, Lucian took to his heels in the opposite direction, running to find his closest friend in the palace, Menyas, the old stableman.
- Hans, the stableman
Examples
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Jane, daughter of a stableman and probably working in domestic service, was educated to be a lady and was married to Morris.
Academic text (1997) -
And as I pass by the stableman, I shall tell him not to let out the horses if someone should like to get away before the baron comes home.
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So Yiban told the foreigners what the stableman and the cook had said.
Fiction book (1996) -
The old stableman's face was gray and careworn, and he seemed older than Lucian remembered.
Fiction book (1995) -
P174 Dismounting, Temple passed the reins to the stableman holding the mare's bridle.
Fiction book (1994) -
"As the stableman began hustling Lucian from the yard, Fronto flicked his tail and made sounds of clearing his throat.
Fiction book (1995) -
The stableman carefully brushed the horse's coat every morning.
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After the race, the stableman led the horses back to their stalls.
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The stableman worked hard to ensure that all the horses were well-fed and healthy.
Synonyms
9
5.3
A person who takes care of horses in a stable
5
4.4
A person who raises and cares for horses
1
7.5
A young person who looks after horses in a stable
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5.5
A person who cares for horses and other animals in a stable
1
9.9
A person who cares for horses at a stable or inn
1
7.1
A person who cares for and handles horses on a ranch or film set
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
A person who takes care of horses at a stable
A woman who works at a stable caring for horses
A person who cares for horses and looks after the stable
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stableman is made of stable and man. The part stable comes from an old Latin word stabulum meaning 'a place for animals' or 'a standing place', so a stableman is simply a 'man who works in the stable' and cares for the horses.