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Definition of 'groom' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) groom
one who is in charge of horses or a stable.

2.  groom
any of several officers of the English royal household.

3.  groom
Archaic. a manservant.

4. (v.t.) groom
to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy.

5.  groom
to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.).

6.  groom
to prepare for a position, etc.:
The mayor is being groomed for the presidency.

7.  groom
(of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt or parasites from the fur, skin, feathers, etc.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME grom boy, groom; appar. akin to grow)

Definition of 'groom' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) groom, bridegroom
a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

2. (noun) stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

3. (verb) groom, bridegroom
a man who has recently been married

4. (verb) prepare, groom, train
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"

5. (verb) dress, groom, curry
give a neat appearance to
"groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

6. (verb) groom, neaten
care for one's external appearance
"He is always well-groomed"


Definition of 'groom' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) groom
to clean and comb an animal
The horse/dog is being groomed.; monkeys grooming each other

2.  groom
to prepare sb for a particular job
His boss is grooming him to take over.

3. (noun) groom
a man who is getting married
the bride and groom


Definition of 'groom' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) groom
a boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable

2. (noun) groom
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. (noun) groom
a man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom

4. (verb) groom
to tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse


Translation of 'groom' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person who looks after horses
a groom at the stables.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: staljong Arabic flag Arabic: سائِس الخَيْل Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: коняр
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cavalariço Czech flag Czech: čeledín (ke koním) German flag German: der Stallknecht
Danish flag Danish: staldkarl Greek flag Greek: ιπποκόμος Spanish flag Spanish: mozo de cuadra
Estonian flag Estonian: tallipoiss Farsi flag Farsi: متصدی اسب ها Finnish flag Finnish: hevostenhoitaja
French flag French: garçon d'écurie Hebrew flag Hebrew: סַייָס, סַייֶסֶת Hindi flag Hindi: साईस
Croatian flag Croatian: konjušar Hungarian flag Hungarian: lovász Indonesian flag Indonesian: perawat kuda
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hestasveinn Italian flag Italian: stalliere Japanese flag Japanese: 馬丁
Korean flag Korean: 마부 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: arklininkas Latvian flag Latvian: zirgu puisis
Malay flag Malay: penjaga kuda Dutch flag Dutch: stalknecht, staljongen Norwegian flag Norwegian: hestepasser
Polish flag Polish: stajenny Persian flag Persian: متصدی اسب ها Pashto flag Pashto: مهتر، داسانو روزونكى: زوم
Portuguese flag Portuguese: cavalariço Romanian flag Romanian: grăjdar Russian flag Russian: конюх
Slovak flag Slovak: paholok (pri koňoch) Slovenian flag Slovenian: konjušnik Serbian flag Serbian: konjušar
Swedish flag Swedish: stalldräng Thai flag Thai: คนเลี้ยงม้า Turkish flag Turkish: seyis
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 馬夫 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: грум; конюх Urdu flag Urdu: سائیس
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: người chăn ngựa Chinese flag Chinese: 马夫

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'groom' - Nearby Entries  

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