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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Groom \Groom\, n. [Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym,
man, lover, OD. grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion
as in E. bridegroom, and the word is the same as AS. guma
man. See {Bridegroom}.]
1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man
or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable. --Spenser.
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2. One of several officers of the English royal household,
chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the
groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole.
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3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a
bridegroom. --Dryden.
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{Groom porter}, formerly an officer in the English royal
household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's
lodgings and had certain privileges.
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