stabler


sta·ble 1

S0691200 (stā′bəl)adj. sta·bler, sta·blest 1. a. Resistant to change of position or condition; not easily moved or disturbed: a house built on stable ground; a stable platform.b. Not subject to sudden or extreme change or fluctuation: a stable economy; a stable currency.c. Maintaining equilibrium; self-restoring: a stable aircraft.2. Enduring or permanent: a stable peace.3. a. Consistent or dependable: She has been stable in her support for the project.b. Not showing or marked by erratic or volatile emotions or behavior: He remained stable even after he lost his job.4. Physics Having no known mode of decay; indefinitely long-lived. Used of atomic particles.5. Chemistry Not easily decomposed or otherwise modified chemically.
[Middle English, from Old French estable, from Latin stabilis; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
sta′ble·ness n.sta′bly adv.

sta·ble 2

S0691200 (stā′bəl)n.1. a. A building for the shelter and feeding of certain domestic animals, especially horses.b. A group of animals lodged in such a building.2. a. All the racehorses belonging to a single owner or racing establishment.b. The personnel employed to keep and train such a group of racehorses.3. A group, as of athletes or entertainers, under common management: a stable of prizefighters.v. sta·bled, sta·bling, sta·bles v.tr. To put or keep in a stable.v.intr. To live in a stable.
[Middle English, from Old French estable, from Latin stabulum, stable, standing place; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

stabler

(ˈsteɪbələ) n (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) archaic Scot a person who keeps a public stable

sta•bler

(ˈsteɪ blər)

n. a person who runs a horse stable. [1400–50]