1) Early stable man 2) Groom 3) Hand 4) Hired hand 5) Hired man 6) Horse farm hand 7) Horse handler 8) Horse tender 9) Horse tender at an inn 10) Horseman of a sort 11) Hostler 12) Stable employee at an inn 13) Stable groom 14) Stable horse handler 15) Stable worker 16) Stableboy 17) Stableboy in The Highwayman Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/ostler
archaic or obsolete terms > Occupations:Originally innkeeper especially in an monastery (13th century) later stableboy or a person who looked after horses. other small game
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