groomer
/ˈɡɹu.məɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.
noun
One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.
noun
One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.
noun
One who attempts to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "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?"
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English groom Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English groomer From groom + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɹu.məɹ/
- British English: /ˈɡɹuː.mə/