1. a person who works in a stable, taking care of horses

Examples

• The stableman fed the horses every morning at dawn.
• She worked as a stableman at the riding academy for three years.
• The experienced stableman could calm even the most nervous thoroughbreds.
• Each stableman was responsible for grooming six horses daily.
• The stableman checked the horses’ hooves for stones and injuries.
• A good stableman knows how to recognize signs of illness in horses.