v.
- brush and clean the coat of (a horse or dog).
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[often as adj. groomed]
give a neat and tidy appearance to.
- prepare or train for a purpose or activity.
▸(of a paedophile) prepare (a child) for a meeting, especially via an Internet chat room, with the intention of committing a sexual offence.
n.
- a person employed to take care of horses.
- a bridegroom.
- Brit. any of various officials of the royal household.
Derivative
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘boy’, later ‘man, male servant’): of unknown origin.