tend carefully, take care of; make clean and tidy; brush and clean a horse; prepare for
bridegroom, man who is about to be married; one who tends horses or the stable
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Groom Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.
To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom.
A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom.
(n.)
A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.
groom
\groom\ (?), n. [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.
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.
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
\groom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. groomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. grooming.] to tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.
groom
n
1. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: bridegroom]
2. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: stableman, stableboy, hostler, ostler]
3. a man who has recently been married [syn: bridegroom]
v 1: prepare (someone) 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" [syn: prepare, train]
2: give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" [syn: dress, curry]
3: care for the external appearance [syn: neaten]
similar words(2)
groom of the stole
groom porter
Noun
1. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
(synonym) bridegroom
(hypernym) participant
(member-holonym) wedding, wedding party
2. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
(synonym) stableman, stableboy, hostler, ostler
(hypernym) hired hand, hand, hired man
(derivation) dress, curry
3. a man who has recently been married
(synonym) bridegroom
(hypernym) newlywed, honeymooner
Verb
1. prepare (someone) 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"
(synonym) prepare, train
(hypernym) educate
(hyponym) qualify, dispose
(verb-group) train, prepare
(derivation) training, preparation, grooming
2. give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
(synonym) dress, curry
(hypernym) beautify, embellish, prettify
(verb-group) dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
(derivation) stableman, stableboy, hostler, ostler
3. care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
(synonym) neaten
(hypernym) beautify, embellish, prettify
(hyponym) cleanse, clean
(derivation) dressing, grooming
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Groom Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
A person who cares for a horse in a stable. Known as a "lad" or "girl" in Britain.
