groomer

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groomer

  • /ˈɡɹuː.mə/ UK
  • /ˈɡɹu.məɹ/ US

Rhymes with -uːmə(ɹ)

noun groomers

  1. A person who or an animal (the groomee) which cares for an animal by brushing and cleaning. Does he or she have any certifications or accreditations as a dog groomer? Are there any breeds or types of dogs he or she specializes in?

    Similar: groom

  2. A person who takes care for another person's appearance and clothing.
  3. uncommon One who cares for their own personal appearance. I wonder what her pubic hair looks like. Perfectly manicured? A strip. She seems like a groomer. I down the glass as if it's a shot. The wine floats through my chest, warming me. Must stop imagining Kimmy's pubic hair. Brown pubic hair.
  4. A brush used to groom animals.
  5. A tool used to trim a person's hair. Later, his face close to the mirror, he ran the electric groomer he'd found beside the sink over his beard until it was cropped close, and then with a razor and milled soap he shaved it into the semblance of a style he remembered.
  6. One who cleans the inside of an airplane between flights. On board, groomers, commissary, and flight attendants work diligently.
  7. slang A piste serviced by snow groomers.
  8. colloquial One who attempts to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually. Police called Douglas Lindsell, 64, of Twickenham, "the most prolific internet groomer ever caught" and said his conversations with the girls were "overtly sexual in nature".

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noun person who grooms animals

Españolcaballerango, acicalador, acicalante, almohazador, almohazante
DeutschHundefriseur, Hundefrisör

noun one who attempts to gain the trust of a minor

Françaispédé, PD
DeutschJugendverführer, Jugendverderber
Русскийпедера́ст pederást
Tiếng Việtpê-đê

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@misc{groomer_2026,
  title = {groomer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/groomer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}