n. & v.
--n.
1. a person employed to take care of horses.
2 BRIDEGROOM.
3 Brit. Mil. any of certain officers of the Royal Household.
--v.tr.
1. a curry or tend (a horse). b give a neat appearance to (a person etc.).
2 (of an ape or monkey etc.) clean and comb the fur (of its fellow) with the fingers.
3 prepare or train (a person) for a particular purpose or activity (was groomed for the top job).
Etymology: ME, orig. boy: orig. unkn.