An innkeeper. [Obs.] See Hosteler.

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.

One who takes care of horses at an inn

The person who takes charge of a locomotive when it is left by the engineer after a trip.

Men who service and sometimes move locomotives from one servicing facility to another to prepare the locomotive for the engineer.

A person who operates engines in engine house territory and works under the direction of the engine house foreman (inside hostler). Some railroads created outside hostlers after a limited exam, who could deliver engines anywhere in the terminal.