Crossword Puzzle

[Boris Diamond]

Converse?

 

[golondrina]

Not negative.

 

[golondrina]

Converse?

Yes Boris Diamond, converse is right.

 

[Boris Diamond]

Six letters
Truck driver
Ends with R

 

[Mia6]

Six letters
Truck driver
Ends with R

Motor?

 

[Boris Diamond]

Not motor.

 

[golondrina]

Honker? Hauler?

 

[Boris Diamond]

Not honker or hauler.

The American spelling of this word has 7 letters. This is the British spelling, 6 letters.

 

[golondrina]

Haulier? Trucker? Hawker?
I am not sure I undestand, Boris Diamond. Haulier with 7 letters is the US spelling while hauler is the British spelling. Is haulier the right word then?

 

[Boris Diamond]

The American spelling has an H at the beginning of the word. The British version drops the H and starts with a vowel. It's a word I ran across recently but had never heard of before. I hope it's not too esoteric.

 

[golondrina]

The American spelling has an H at the beginning of the word. The British version drops the H and starts with a vowel. It's a word I ran across recently but had never heard of before. I hope it's not too esoteric.

OK, is it then the British version with 6 letters starting with a vowel that we are looking for?

 

[Boris Diamond]

Yes! I'm looking for the British version that has six letters and starts with a vowel. The term used to refer to someone who takes care of horses or mules.

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

Ostler

 

[Boris Diamond]

Ostler is correct! Well done, PushPurrCatPaws.

 

[golondrina]

Ostler is correct! Well done, PushPurrCatPaws.

That is very interesting Boris Diamond. I didn't know that ostler also meant a "truck driver". I knew the word as meaning "a man employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn." We live and learn. Good for you PushPurrCatPaws.

 

[Boris Diamond]

That is very interesting Boris Diamond. I didn't know that ostler also meant a "truck driver". I knew the word as meaning "a man employed to look after the horses of people staying at an inn." We live and learn. Good for you PushPurrCatPaws.

I suppose the word was adopted by truck yards and now means a yard truck switcher or yard jockey, someone who moves trucks and trailers around in a truck yard.

 

[PushPurrCatPaws]

Six letters
Ends in t
The appearance of a place

 

[Mia6]

Six letters
Ends in t
The appearance of a place

Aspect?

 

[golondrina]

I suppose the word was adopted by truck yards and now means a yard truck switcher or yard jockey, someone who moves trucks and trailers around in a truck yard.

Thanks Boris Diamond. My Collins English Dictionary was printed in February 1979 and only shows the old definition. It seems that besides a US dictionary I should buy a more recent English dictionary. As you may have realized by now I am a word maniac.

 

[golondrina]

Six letters
Ends in t
The appearance of a place

Effect?