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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It was being encouraged by my groomer.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
The owner, who is known on Reddit as u/thedankone168, dropped off Percy, a Chihuahua mix, at the groomers a few months ago.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
These groups are better thought of as fandoms—a hybrid threat network of disaffected people that can include Columbine obsessives, neo-Nazis, child groomers, and trolls.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Malfeasants misuse social media, posing a serious threat to our people — from those who perpetrate mass violence against innocent people to stalkers and groomers of innocent children — taking advantage of freedoms that were meant to protect, not harm.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
The owner, who is known on Reddit as u/thedankone168, dropped off Percy, a Chihuahua mix, at the groomers a few months ago.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
These groups are better thought of as fandoms—a hybrid threat network of disaffected people that can include Columbine obsessives, neo-Nazis, child groomers, and trolls.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Malfeasants misuse social media, posing a serious threat to our people — from those who perpetrate mass violence against innocent people to stalkers and groomers of innocent children — taking advantage of freedoms that were meant to protect, not harm.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Groomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groomer. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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