groom Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
    bridegroom.
  2. noun someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
    hostler; ostler; stableboy; stableman.
  3. noun a man who has recently been married
    bridegroom.
  4. verb educate for a future role or function
    train; prepare.
    • 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
  5. verb give a neat appearance to
    curry; dress.
    • groom the dogs
    • dress the horses
  6. verb care for one's external appearance
    neaten.
    • He is always well-groomed

WordNet

Groom noun
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  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 intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Groomed ; present participle & verbal noun Grooming
Definitions
  1. To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.

Webster 1913