plural groomers
1
: someone who grooms (see groom entry 2 sense 1) animals (such as dogs)
took my pet to the groomer
2
: someone who grooms (see groom entry 2 sense 3b) a minor for exploitation and especially for nonconsensual sexual activity
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Nearly 200,000 workers are employed in animal care and services, including kennel attendants, groomers, stable hands, zoo keepers and animal trainers.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
There was no majordomo or maid or gardener or cook, no conditioning coach or groomer or therapist or secretary.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Testers called it powerful, stable, and fearless in any terrain—from chutes and cliffs to groomers and slush.
—Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
The town had no groomer or pet trainer; there was only one vet within a hundred miles.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
There was no majordomo or maid or gardener or cook, no conditioning coach or groomer or therapist or secretary.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Testers called it powerful, stable, and fearless in any terrain—from chutes and cliffs to groomers and slush.
—Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
The town had no groomer or pet trainer; there was only one vet within a hundred miles.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Groomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groomer. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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