stabler
1
5.5
- noun
- /ˈsteɪblər/
- Archaic
:
cuidador de caballos
Examples
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She's stabler than either of her sisters.
Fiction book (1995) -
What all these kinds of laws have in common is that they satisfy a certain desire to create a stabler and nicer society.
Blog text (15) -
He recalls the emergence of this tendency in the middle section of "The Loose Box," in which he describes growing "stabler," more himself, when as a child he read Thomas Hardy.
Academic text (2007) -
"It's not the bird in danger," he retorted, holding the horse as stablers unhitched the lurching cart.
Fiction book (1993) -
The stabler took great care of the horses and made sure they were healthy and happy.
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After the storm, the stabler worked tirelessly to ensure all the animals were safe and sheltered.
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As a stabler, his daily responsibilities included feeding the horses and mucking out their stalls.
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
1
7.9
A man who works in a stable caring for horses
1
9.9
A person who cares for horses at a stable or inn
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 cares for horses and looks after the stable
A person who takes care of horses at a stable
How Skilled
- UK
1
6.8
- US
2
8.0
- Archaic
201
1.3
- Archaic
1
5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stabler as a person comes from stable ('a building for horses') plus the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So a stabler is literally 'one who works in the stable' and looks after horses.