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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hos·tler /ˈhɑslɚ/
 [旅館的] 馬夫

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hos·tler n.
 1. An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler.
 2. The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable; hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person.
 3. Railroad The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 hostler
      n : someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
          [syn: stableman, stableboy, groom, ostler]