Groom

[Belg.grom, a boy; Ir. grúiméir, a groom; Armor. grom, a curb.] A man or boy who has the charge of horses; one who takes care of horses or the stable. "Many a squire attends, and many a groom ." - Fairfaz. -In England, the term applied to several officers of the royal household, in the Lord Chamberlain's department; as, Groom of the Chamber, Grooms -in-waiting, Groom of the Stole (keeper of the robes), . See GROOM PORTER. -v. a. To tend, feed, and take care of, as a groom does horses. Groom, n. [A.S. and Goth. gum a , a man; W. gwr , a man. The W. r seems to have been adopted into the A.S. gum a , as it does not appear in any other of the Teutonic forms.] A man recently married; or one who is accompanying his intended spouse in order to be married; a bridegroom. "The brides are waked, their grooms are dre ed." --Dryden.