groom
9
5.3
- noun
- /ɡrum/
:
mozo de cuadra
- From the paddock area, they walked toward the track, single file, some led by grooms, some unaccompanied.
- a groom for horses
Examples
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Nick dismounted and handed his horse over to a groom as he regarded her.
Fiction book (2002) -
The man who was killed was a groom at the neighboring farm.
Fiction book (1995) -
I handed over my horse to my groom and went for a walk.
Fiction book (1993) -
Lolly here is our head groom.
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Durrance rides his horse with the help of a groom, his face fixed in concentration.
Fiction book (2002) -
The man was a hostler, or horse groom, at the nearby Fox Inn.
Academic text (1994) -
Handing over Justice's reins to a willing groom, she strode from barn to house.
Fiction book (1995) -
I handed over my horse to my groom and went for a walk.
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The man was a hostler, or horse groom, at the nearby Fox Inn.
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Experience: First job at the racetrack was as a groom at Bay Meadows in 1969.
Synonyms
5
4.4
A person who raises and cares for horses
1
7.5
A young person who looks after horses in a stable
1
5.5
A person who cares for horses and other animals in a stable
1
7.9
A man who works in a stable caring for horses
1
9.9
A person who cares for horses at a stable or inn
A woman who works in a stable to feed and care for horses
A girl or woman who cares for horses in a stable
A person who cares for horses and looks after the stable
A person who takes care of horses at a stable
A person who looks after animals kept in stalls
Compounds
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Etymology
Groom meaning a person who cares for horses comes from an old word for 'boy' or 'servant' who worked with animals. That's why a groom is the worker in a stable who brushes and looks after horses.