adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:S T EY1 B AH0 L ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S T EY1 B L ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of stable: more stable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
A surname originating as an occupation for a stablekeeper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
A surname originating as an occupation derived from the German term for the bearer of a staff of office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A Moravian Anabaptist faction c. 1527.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
An unincorporated community in Skamania County, Washington, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: Hemlock
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noun
Meaning 6
A stablekeeper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From stable + -er.
* (English surname): Middle English Stabler, from stabler, from stable+-er * (German surname): German Stäbler