groom

/grum/
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groom

The groom stands at the altar, smiling at his bride.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A man who has recently been married or is about to be married; a bridegroom: The male partner in a wedding ceremony.
    • A person employed to take care of horses: Someone whose job is to feed, exercise, and clean horses, and often to clean the stables.

  2. Verb:

    • To care for one's own or another's appearance, especially by cleaning and styling: To make neat, tidy, and well-dressed.
    • To clean and care for an animal, especially by brushing or cleaning its fur or coat.
    • To prepare or train someone for a particular role or position, often over a period of time: To coach and develop someone for future responsibility or success.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The groom looked nervous but happy as he waited at the altar.
    • The stable groom mucked out the stalls every morning.

  • Verb:

    • She spent an hour grooming herself before the important interview.
    • He grooms his dog every day to keep its coat free of mats.
    • The senior executive was grooming her assistant to take over the department.
Advanced Usage

  • "To be well-groomed": To have a neat, clean, and tidy appearance.

    • For the corporate event, all attendees were expected to be well-groomed.

  • "To groom someone for something": To carefully prepare someone for a specific job, role, or status.

    • The academy grooms young athletes for Olympic competition.
Variants and Related Words

  • Bridegroom (n): A more formal or traditional term for a man on his wedding day; often shortened to "groom."

    • The bridegroom kissed the bride.

  • Grooming (n): The act or process of making something or someone neat and tidy, or the process of training and preparing someone.

    • Personal grooming is important in many professions.
    • His grooming for leadership began at a very young age.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for a man getting married): Bridegroom.
  • Noun (for a horse caretaker): Stablehand, ostler.
  • Verb (for appearance): Preen, tidy, primp.
  • Verb (for training): Prepare, train, coach, nurture.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Groom" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly or with prepositions like "for.")

Related Idioms
  • "Groomed for success": Carefully prepared and trained to be successful.
    • From a young age, she was groomed for success in the family business.
groom

The groom stands at the altar, smiling at his bride.

Noun
  1. a man who has recently been married
  2. someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
  3. a man participant in his own marriage ceremony
Verb
  1. care for one's external appearance
    • He is always well-groomed
  2. give a neat appearance to
    • groom the dogs
    • dress the horses
  3. 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

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