Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A hostler; a master of the horse.
  • noun A standard-bearer.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun rare A standard bearer.

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  • noun One who stalls.
  • noun A standard-bearer.

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Examples

  • I think I just answered my own question - which is worse, a climate-denier or a knowledgeable staller ....

    Heather Taylor-Miesle: Who Is the Worst Offender: The Climate Denier or the Complacent Staller? 2010

  • It seems what you did in the military prepared you to be a bull$hitter and staller.

    Sleep Soundly 2007

  • "Osgod Clapa, King Edward Confessor's staller, was cast upon the pavement of the Church by a demon's hand for his insolent pride in presence of the relics (of St. Edmund, King and Martyr)."

    The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909

  • Ednoth, who had been Harold's staller, where many were killed on both sides, including Ednoth himself; and then returned with nothing gained but such plunder as they succeeded in carrying off.

    The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216) George Burton Adams 1888

  • Other names we do not know, unless it be that of Esegar, Harold's staller and portreeve of

    The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216) George Burton Adams 1888

  • When I see the fore-staller luxuriously basking at the office-door in the warm sunshine, and scornfully refusing to treat for less than twice the treasurer's figures, I feel a divided indignation against the nuisance and the management that permits it.

    Castilian Days John Hay 1870

  • For Domesday and the Chronicles show that he was the son of an elder Earl Ralph, who had been staller or master of the horse in

    William the Conqueror Edward Augustus Freeman 1857

  • Added CustomizeMii I.staller (by WiiCrazy/I. R.on)

    QJ.NET 2010

  • The staller defended his actions, pointing out that it was within the rules for him to take as long as he was allowed.

    Hard-Boiled Poker 2009

  • After several minutes, the bubble finally burst, with both the staller and Negreanu having made the money.

    Hard-Boiled Poker 2009

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