groomとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

1604, short for bridegroom (“husband-to-be”), from Middle English brydgrome, alteration (with intrusive r) of earlier bridegome (“bridegroom”), from 古期英語 brȳdguma (“bridegroom”), from brȳd (“bride”) + guma (“man, hero”). In Middle English, the second element was re-analyzed as or influenced by grom, grome (“attendant”). Guma derives from Proto-Germanic *gumô (“man, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō; it is cognate to Icelandic gumi and Norwegian gume and, ultimately, human.

名詞

groom (複数形 grooms)

1. A man who is about to marry.

   Synonym: bridegroom

等位語

• bride
• bride-to-be

派生語

語源 2

From Middle English grom, grome (“man-child, boy, youth”), of uncertain origin. Apparently related to Middle Dutch grom (“boy”), Old Icelandic grómr, gromr (“man, manservant, boy”), Old French gromme (“manservant”), from the same Proto-Germanic root. Possibly from 古期英語 grōma, from Proto-Germanic *grōmô, related to *grōaną (“to grow”), though uncertain as *grōaną was used typically of plants; its secondary meaning being "to turn green".

Alternative etymology describes Middle English grom, grome as an alteration of gome (“man”) with an intrusive r (also found in bridegroom, hoarse, cartridge, etc.), with the Middle Dutch and Old Icelandic cognates following similar variation of their respective forms.

名詞

groom (複数形 grooms)

1. A person who looks after horses.

   Synonyms: fettler, horsekeeper, ostler, (India) sais

   • 2013 January 1, Brian Hayes, “Father of Fractals”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 101, number 1, page 62:

     Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.

2. 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

3. (archaic) A male servant, or more generally, a common man.
   • 1589 or 1590, Christopher Marlowe, The Jew of Malta, Act I, lines 12-13:

     The needy groom, that never finger'd groat,

     Would make a miracle of thus much coin …

4. A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.

   Give the mare a quick groom before you take her out.

動詞

groom (三人称単数 現在形 grooms, 現在分詞 grooming, 過去形および過去分詞形 groomed)

1. To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
2. (transitive) To care for (horses または other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
3. (transitive) To prepare (someone) for election or appointment.
   • 2013 May 11, “What a waste”, in The Economist‎^[2], volume 407, number 8835, page 12:

     India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.

4. (transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.
5. (transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of (somebody, especially a minor) with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse or human trafficking.
6. (transitive, software engineering) In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog.

関連する語

• groomed
• grooming
• bridegroom