Etymology : Middle English grom
Pronunciation : 'grüm, 'grum
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. bridegroom, man who is about to be married; one who tends horses or the stable. tend carefully, take care of; make clean and tidy; brush and clean a horse; prepare for. 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.].
2. a boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony [syn: bridegroom].
6. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses [syn: stableman, stableboy, hostler, ostler].
7. 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].
8. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.
9. 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.
10. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom.
11. To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse. a man who has recently been married a man participant in his own marriage ceremony care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed".
12. 1. A groom is the same as a bridegroom. the bride and groom.
13. A groom is someone whose job is to look after the horses in a stable and to keep them clean.
14. If you groom an animal, you clean its fur, usually by brushing it. The horses were exercised and groomed with special care.
15. If you are groomed for a special job, someone prepares you for it by teaching you the skills you will need. George was already being groomed for the top job Marshall was groomed to run the family companies.