GROOM

groom, bridegroom

(noun) a man who has recently been married

groom, bridegroom

(noun) a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler

(noun) someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

groom, neaten

(verb) care for one’s external appearance; “He is always well-groomed”

dress, groom, curry

(verb) give a neat appearance to; “groom the dogs”; “dress the horses”

prepare, groom, train

(verb) educate for a future role or function; “He is grooming his son to become his successor”; “The prince was prepared to become King one day”; “They trained him to be a warrior”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Groom (plural Grooms)

An English occupational surname for a servant.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Groom is the 6623^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5114 individuals. Groom is most common among White (85.45%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Mogor

Etymology 1

Noun

groom (plural grooms)

A man who is about to marry.

Synonym: bridegroom

Coordinate terms

• bride

• bride-to-be

Etymology 2

Noun

groom (plural grooms)

A person who cares for horses.

One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.

A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.

Synonyms

• ostler

Verb

groom (third-person singular simple present grooms, present participle grooming, simple past and past participle groomed)

To attend to one's appearance and clothing.

(transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.

(transitive) To prepare (someone) for election or appointment.

(transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.

(transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of (somebody, especially a minor) with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse or human trafficking.

(transitive, software engineering) In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog.

Anagrams

• Mogor

Source: Wiktionary

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Groom, n. Etym: [Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym, man, lover, OD. grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion as in E. bridegroom, and the word is the same as AS. guma man. See Bridegroom.]

1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable. Spenser.

2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole.

3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom. Dryden. Groom porter, formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges.

Groom, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Grooming.]

Definition: To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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