Definitions for groom
grum, grʊmgroom

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. groom, bridegroomnoun

   a man participant in his own marriage ceremony

2. stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostlernoun

   someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

3. groom, bridegroomverb

   a man who has recently been married

4. prepare, groom, trainverb

   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. dress, groom, curryverb

   give a neat appearance to

   "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"

6. groom, neatenverb

   care for one's external appearance

   "He is always well-groomed"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Groomnoun

   Etymology: grom, Dutch.

   1. A boy; a waiter; a servant.

   Then called she a groom, that forth him led
   Into a goodly lodge. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   From Egypt’s king ambassadours they come;
   Them many a squire attends, and many a groom. Edward Fairfax.

   Think then, my soul! that death is but a groom
   Which brings a taper to the outward room. John Donne.

   In the time of Edward VI. lived Sternhold, whom king Henry his father, a little before, had made groom of his chamber, for turning of certain of David’s psalms into verse. Henry Peacham, on Poetry.

   Would’st thou be touch’d
   By the presuming hands of saucy grooms? John Dryden, Don Sebast.

   Amid’ the fold he rages, nor the sheep
   Their shepherds, nor the grooms their bulls can keep. Dryd.

   2. A young man.

   I presume for to intreat this groom,
   And silly maid, from danger to redeem. Edward Fairfax, b. ii.

   3. A man newly married.

   By this the brides are wak’d, their grooms are dress’d;
   All Rhodes is summon’d to the nuptial feast. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. groom

   A bridegroom (often shortened to groom) is a man who is about to be married or who is newlywed. When marrying, the bridegroom's future spouse (if female) is usually referred to as the bride. A bridegroom is typically attended by a best man and groomsmen.

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1. groom

   A groom is commonly a man who is getting married or recently been married. In another context, a groom can also refer to a person, typically male, whose job is to take care of horses, such as feeding, cleaning and ensuring the overall well-being of the animals. Additionally, 'groom' can also refer to the action of caring, cleaning or maintaining something or someone, usually with careful attention.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Groomnoun

   a boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable

2. Groomnoun

   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. Groomnoun

   a man recently married, or about to be married; a bridegroom

4. Groomverb

   to tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse

5. 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.]

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1. Groom

   Groom is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is on Interstate Highway 40 42 miles east of Amarillo, 220 miles west of Oklahoma City.

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1. groom

   One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain’s department; as the groom of the chamber; groom of the stole, or robes.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GROOM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Groom is ranked #6623 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Groom surname appeared 5,114 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Groom.
   
   85.4% or 4,370 total occurrences were White.
   9.5% or 487 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 118 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 82 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 39 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 18 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce groom?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say groom in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of groom in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of groom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of groom in a Sentence

1. Mohar Singh:

   The groom's family kept us in the dark about his poor education, even a first grader can answer this.

2. Christie Brinkley:

   Congratulation to the glowing bride and groom, And to my daughter Alexa, who has a wonderful friend in Alexis! Wishing the growing family every happiness!

3. Tami Rowen:

   I have noticed over the past couple years that women are extremely self-conscious about their genitals and apologize for not being groomed, women were far more likely to groom if their partner also groomed and if their partner preferred that they groom.

4. Vigo County:

   I do, some guests are telling us the bride and groom didn't speak to each other at the reception.

5. Sipho P Nkosi:

   Sometimes girls overlook simple guys and forget that they can groom those guys to be what they want.

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