groom
A man who is about to marry.
Other meanings
A person who looks after horses.
One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
“the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole”
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "brȳdguma" (bridegroom).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “groom” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.