stalknecht
Dutch
Etymology
From stal (“stable”) + knecht (“servant, employee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɑl.knɛxt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: stal‧knecht
Noun
stalknecht m (plural stalknechten, diminutive stalknechtje n)
- stablehand, hostler, employee working in a stable
- Een goede stalknecht weet alles van paarden en is daarmee goud waard.
- A good stablehand knows everything about horses and is therefore as good as gold.
- Synonym: palfrenier
Hyponyms
- staljongen
Coordinate terms
- remiseknecht
- stalmeester