groom

noun \ ˈgrüm , ˈgru̇m \

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

Examples: groom in a Sentence

Definition of groom

1 archaic : man, fellow

2 a (1) archaic : manservant

(2) : one of several officers of the English royal household

b : a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses

3 : bridegroom

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Recent Examples of groom from the Web

Police in Virginia Beach are currently searching for a woman suspected of crashing a wedding and absconding with the bride and groom’s gift envelopes presumably loaded with cash, checks and gift cards.

— Fox News, "Wedding crasher steals gift envelopes intended for bride and groom, disappears," 4 June 2018
At the celebration, the bride and groom were surrounded by family, including Barron's sisters, Nicky and Paris Hilton, who immediately posted about the wedding on Instagram.

— caroline hallemann, Town & Country, "Paris and Nicky Hilton Celebrate Their Brother Barron's Wedding to Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorf," 4 June 2018
The bride and groom both gave emotional speeches during the reception afterwards, and the couple and their guests then dined on pop-rock cakes.

— madeleine luckel, Vogue, "Should the Swedish Royal Family Be Your New Obsession? An Introduction," 31 May 2018
Whether on leather or glassware, the business gets tons of requests for custom bride and groom gifts, Mother's Day and Father's Day, graduation and company handcrafted items.

— kirby adams, The Courier-Journal, "This small Louisville leather shop makes golf bags for the president," 31 May 2018
But the water didn't interfere with the bride and groom exchanging vows.

— alex sundby, CBS News, "Flash flooding forces wedding party to scramble for higher ground," 28 May 2018
The torrential flooding in Ellicott City disrupted a wedding at the Main Street Ballroom on Sunday — but the bride and groom still managed to tie the knot, even after evacuating.

— kevin rector, baltimoresun.com, "Bride and groom evacuated during Ellicott City flooding, still manage to get married," 28 May 2018
At one point, my husband looked at me and wondered aloud if the bride and groom would jump the broom.

— attica locke, The Hollywood Reporter, "Meghan Markle, the "Blackening of Windsor" and Why That Matters on Live TV (Guest Column)," 22 May 2018
One image features the whole group, while another has just the bride and groom with all of the children arranged around them.

— raisa bruner, Time, "The Official Photos of Prince Harry and Meghan's Royal Wedding Are Here," 21 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of groom

Middle English grom

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

groom

verb

Definition of groom

groomed; grooming; grooms

transitive verb

1 : to clean and maintain the appearance of (an animal); especially : to maintain the health and condition of the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) by brushing, combing, currying, or similar attention

2 : to make neat or attractive