| 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. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Groom porter, formerly an officer in the English royal household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's lodgings and had certain privileges. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Groomer | n. One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| grooming | n. 1. Preparing a person for a position requiring skilled behavior, especially by providing opposrtunity for practise and guidance in making the right decisions; as, to provide grooming for one's successor as president. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- training, preparation. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. The activity of getting dressed, washed and generally of neat appearance. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- dressing. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 3. The activity of cleaning oneself or others by removing lice, ticks, dirt, etc. from the fur; -- of animals. [ PJC ] |
