A groom (short for bridegroom) is a male participant in a wedding ceremony.
Groom or grooming may also refer to:
Occupations
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Groom (profession), a person responsible for the feeding and care of horses
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One of the competitors in combined driving is called a groom
In the English/British Royal Household
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Groom of the Bedchamber, later named Groom in Waiting, a junior nobleman in attendance in the King's Bedchamber
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Groom of the Chamber, a rank of courtier in the Tudor royal court
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Groom of the Great Chamber, a junior nobleman in attendance (who would customarily also serve as King's Messenger)
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Groom of the Privy Chamber, a junior nobleman in attendance in the Chamber
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Groom of the Robes
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Groom of the Stool, later named Groom of the Stole, the senior nobleman in attendance in the King's Bedchamber
Places
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Groom, Texas, a town in Carson County, Texas, United States, location of the second largest cross in the western hemisphere
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Division of Groom, a Commonwealth Electoral Division in Queensland, Australia
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Groom Lake (salt flat), a geographic feature of the United States Military Area 51
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Groom Range, a mountain range in Nevada, United States
People
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Groom (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
Insult
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Groomer and OK groomer as an insult.
Film and television
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The Groom, a 2016 Russian comedy film
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Groomed (film), a 2021 American documentary film
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Groomed (TV series), a Canadian reality show
Grooming
Abuse
Hygiene and cleanliness
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Dog grooming, the care provided for a dog's physical appearance (especially its coat and nails), or specific work done to enhance its appearance for a show
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Grooming (cross country skiing), preparing cross-country skiing trails
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Horse grooming, the daily hygienic care provided for horses, or specific work done on the horse to enhance its physical appearance for a show
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Male grooming, specific work done by men to enhance their physical appearance, or daily hygiene care done by men
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Personal grooming, or preening, in humans and other animals, a hygienic activity (caring for physical appearance)
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Snow grooming, the process of preparing snow for recreational uses, such as skiing
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Social grooming, behavior between humans and other animals who live in proximity, helping bond and reinforce social structures
Recruitment or indoctrination
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Sex trafficking, using the 'loverboy method' to recruit victims into prostitution.
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Acquired homosexuality, accusations of LGBTQ people grooming (recruiting) members.
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LGBTQ grooming conspiracy theory, homophobic and transphobic conspiracy theory
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Localized grooming, also known as grooming gangs or on-site grooming
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Online youth radicalization, or grooming (recruiting) youth to join gangs or enact terrorism.
Technology
See also
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Bridegroom (disambiguation)
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Grom (disambiguation)
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Operant conditioning
