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groom

  [groom, groom]
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–noun
1. a bridegroom.
2. a man or boy in charge of horses or the stable.
3. any of several officers of the English royal household.
4. Archaic. a manservant.
–verb (used with object)
5. to tend carefully as to person and dress; make neat or tidy.
6. to clean, brush, and otherwise tend (a horse, dog, etc.).
7. to prepare for a position, election, etc.: The mayor is being groomed for the presidency.
8. (of an animal) to tend (itself or another) by removing dirt, parasites, or specks of other matter from the fur, skin, feathers, etc.: often performed as a social act.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME grom boy, groom; appar. akin to grow

Related forms:
groomer, noun
groomish, adjective
groom⋅ish⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
7. educate, train, coach, drill, tutor.
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groom   (grōōm, grŏŏm)   
n.  

  1. A person employed to take care of horses or a stable.

  2. A bridegroom.

  3. One of several officers in an English royal household.

  4. Archaic

    1. A man.

    2. A male servant.

v.   groomed, groom·ing, grooms

v.   tr.

  1. To care for the appearance of; to make neat and trim: groomed himself carefully in front of the mirror.

  2. To clean and brush (an animal).

  3. To remove dirt and parasites from the skin, fur, or feathers of (another animal).

  4. To prepare, as for a specific position or purpose: groom an employee for advancement.

  5. Sports To prepare (a trail) for skiers, as by packing down new snow or leveling moguls.

v.   intr.
To care for one's appearance.

[Middle English grom. N., sense 2, short for bridegroom.]
groom'er n.
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Word Origin & History

groom  (1)
c.1225, grome "male child, boy, youth." No known cognates in other Gmc. languages. Perhaps from O.E. *groma, related to growan "grow;" or from O.Fr. grommet "servant" (cf. M.E. gromet "ship's boy," 1229). The fact is, it appeared 13c. and nobody knows from whence. Meaning "male servant who attends to horses" is from 1667. The verb is first attested 1809; the transferred sense of "to tidy (oneself) up" is from 1843; fig. sense of "to prepare a candidate" is from 1887, originally in U.S. politics.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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