groomer

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10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɹuː.mə/
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/ˈɡɹuː.mə/ · /ˈɡɹu.məɹ/

Definition of groomer

8 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.
    “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?”
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noun

  1. One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.
    “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?”
  2. One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.
  3. (uncommon)One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.
    “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.”
    “Now even though I am the quickest groomer/pooper in the family, I'm the one who spends the most time in the bathroom. Why? Because apparently I am the only one who notices the dried shit, snot, toothpaste, pubic hair, dog hair,[…]”
    “"Actually just thinking about how good that beard looks on you. What made you decide to keep it after the play-offs?" "Lazy groomer, I guess," he says before taking another bite of his sandwich.”
    “One of the patients he had seen was a pubic groomer, so there was scant hair in the man's groin. Tae-Wol had witnessed lice furiously scrambling, trying to cling to this patient's stubbly pubic growth.”
  4. A tool used for grooming.
  5. A tool used for grooming.
    “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.”
    “Instead, she retrieved an electric men's all-in-one groomer from the bag of supplies from the drugstore and proceeded to give him a military buzz cut.”
    “I wasn't really thinking about how nasty my pubes are, or whether this means that I should start trimming my pubes, […] Then my next thought was, "I wonder how many calories my pubes have?" […] Instead [of finding out], I use a groomer and trim the area.”
    “"Does your father have an electric beard groomer we could borrow? I have some disposable razors, but Jack wants to keep his beard. I thought we could just trim it up a bit." She wiped the smile off her face and nodded.”
    “The beard turned out to be too thick for the shaver, but under the sink, he found a groomer/shaver and trimmed his beard to a respectful stubble.”
  6. One who cleans the inside of an airplane between flights.
    “On board, groomers, commissary, and flight attendants work diligently.”
    “In a letter to Harrison, Kief described the job definition and pay scale of "groomers" versus other employees.”
  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".”
    “But later, at a separate meeting, I encountered Suju, the wife of another jailed groomer. She was afraid of him but she, too, thinks white girls are: 'Filthy. How they dress. They have no shame, no fear of Allah.'”
    “The former Newcastle United coaching assistant George Ormond was a "wicked" groomer and manipulator who sexually abused young boys dreaming of becoming professional footballers, the jury at his trial has been told.”
    “There are also those, such as the court reporter Chris Klomp, who have argued that he is not the “sex monster” or “groomer” he has been made out to be in some English-language media.”

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Etymology

From groom + -er.

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