groom (gr m, gr m)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 a. A man. b. 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. |
groom [gruːm grʊm]
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a person employed to clean and look after horses
2. See bridegroom
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any of various officers of a royal or noble household
4. Archaic a male servant or attendant
5. Archaic and poetic a young man
vb (tr)
1. to make or keep (clothes, appearance, etc.) clean and tidy
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to rub down, clean, and smarten (a horse, dog, etc.)
3. to train or prepare for a particular task, occupation, etc. to groom someone for the Presidency
4. (Law) to win the confidence of (a victim) in order to a commit sexual assualt on him or her
[C13 grom manservant; perhaps related to Old English grōwan to grow]
groomer n
grooming n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  groom - a man participant in his own marriage ceremonywedding party, wedding - a party of people at a wedding participant - someone who takes part in an activity |
| 2. |  groom - someone employed in a stable to take care of the horseshired hand, hired man, hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" | |
| 3. |  groom - a man who has recently been marriedhoneymooner, newlywed - someone recently married | |
| Verb | 1. | groom - 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" train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" train, educate, prepare, develop - create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future" educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better" discipline, condition, train, check - develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| 2. | groom - give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" | |
| 3. | groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" shave - remove body hair with a razor comb out, comb, disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" coiffe, coiffure, coif, arrange, do, dress, set - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" pomade - apply pomade to (hair) clean up - make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party" make up - apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning" manicure - care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. barber - perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of pedicure - care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. doll up, glam up, pretty up, do up - use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends" slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up - dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party" |
groom
noun
2. newly-wed, husband, bridegroom, marriage partner We toasted the bride and groom.
Translations
groom [gruːm]
groom [ˈgruːm ˈgrʊm]
n
(also bridegroom) → marié m
the groom and his best man → le marié et son témoin
the bride and groom → les (jeunes) mariés
the groom and his best man → le marié et son témoin
the bride and groom → les (jeunes) mariés
(= stable worker) → palefrenier m
vt
[+ horse] → panser
groom
n
(in stables) → Stallbursche m, → Pferde- or Reitknecht m
(= bridegroom) → Bräutigam m
vt
horse → striegeln, putzen; to groom oneself (birds, animals) → sich putzen; (people) → sich pflegen; well groomed → gepflegt; badly groomed → ungepflegt
(= prepare) he’s being groomed for the job of chairman/for the Presidency → er wird als zukünftiger Vorsitzender/Präsidentschaftskandidat aufgebaut; to groom somebody for stardom → jdn als Star lancieren; he is grooming him as his successor → er zieht sich (dat) → ihn als Nachfolger heran
groom [gruːm]
groom [gruːm]
1. n (in stable) → palafreniere m (also bridegroom) → sposo
2. vt
a. (horse) → pulire, strigliare
groom [gruːm]
1. n (in stable) → palafreniere m (also bridegroom) → sposo
2. vt
a. (horse) → pulire, strigliare
n groom [gruːm]
1 a person who looks after horses a groom at the stables. staljong سائِس الخَيْل коняр čeledín (ke koním) staldkarl der Stallknecht ιπποκόμος mozo de cuadra tallipoiss متصدی اسب ها hevostenhoitaja garçon d'écurie סַייָס, סַייֶסֶת साईस konjušar lovász perawat kuda hestasveinn stalliere 馬丁 마부 arklininkas zirgu puisis penjaga kuda stalknecht, staljongen hestepasser stajenny cavalariço grăjdar конюх paholok (pri koňoch) konjušnik konjušar stalldräng คนเลี้ยงม้า seyis 馬夫 грум; конюх سائیس người chăn ngựa 马夫
2 a bridegroom, male partner of the bride. bruidegom عَريس младоженец ženich brudgom der Bräutigam γαμπρός novio peigmees داماد sulhanen jeune/futur marié חַתָן दूल्हा, वर mladoženja vőlegény pengantin pria brúðgumi sposo 花婿 신랑 jaunikis līgavainis pengantin lelaki bruidegom brudgom pan młody noivo mire жених ženích ženin mladoženja brudgum เจ้าบ่าว gelin; damat 新郎 жених دلہا chú rể 新郎
v
1 to clean, brush etc a horse's coat The horses were groomed for the horse show. roskam, skoonmaak يُنَظِّف الحصان أو الفرس чистя hřebelcovat børste; strigle striegeln περιποιούμαι, βουρτσίζω άλογο almohazar sugema تیمار کردن sukia panser לְנָקוֹת וּלְהַבְרִיש פַּרווָה घोड़े की देखरेख करना timariti ápol (lovat) membersihkan snyrta, þrífa strigliare 手入れする 깔끔하게 다듬다 valyti, šukuoti (arklius), gremžti kopt/sukāt (zirgu) merapikan bulu kuda verzorgen, schoonmaken strigle, pleie oporządzać, pielęgnować tratar a ţesăla ходить за лошадью česať (kone) krtačiti timariti rykta ทำความสะอาดและแปรงขนม้า tımar etmek 刷馬 чистити коня, доглядати коня گھوڑے کی صفائی کر کے تیار کرنا chải lông 刷（马）
2 to prepare for some task, purpose etc She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department. voorberei يُعِدُّ подготвям připravovat (se) oplære; træne vorbereiten προαλείφω preparar ette valmistama آماده کردن valmistaa préparer לְהַכשִיר, לְטַפֵּח बनावश्रृंगार करना pripremati előkészít vkit vmire mempersiapkan undirbúa, setja inn í preparare, istruire 養成する 준비하다 rengti kokiai nors veiklai gatavot (karjerai) mempersiapkan voorbereiden lære opp, forberede til szykować preparar a se pregăti прочить pripraviť (sa) pripraviti pripremati se träna, förbereda, trimma ทำให้พร้อม süslemek (為某工作或目的)準備 плекати کسی مقصد کے لۓ تیار کرنا یا ہونا chuẩn bị 准备
groom → سائس خيل ženich børste Stallbursche ιπποκόμος mozo de cuadra hevostenhoitaja palefrenier mladoženja sposo 馬の飼育係 말 사육 담당자 bruidegom hestepasser stajenny cavalariço, tratador de cavalos конюх brudgum เจ้าบ่าว damat người chăn ngựa 新郎
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