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The only man at the wedding everyone forgets to photograph.
means To groom is to clean and tidy a person or animal's appearance, or to prepare someone for a particular role; as a noun, it's a man on his wedding day, or a person who cares for horses.
from This is really two words that drifted together. The horse-tending 'groom' comes from Middle English 'grom,' meaning a boy or male servant, of uncertain origin. The wedding 'groom' is a worn-down version of 'bridegroom' — and here lies a charming accident: the Old English word was 'brydguma,' literally 'bride-man' ('guma' meaning man). Over time people forgot 'guma' and reshaped the ending to the familiar 'groom,' the stable-hand word — so the husband at the altar is, etymologically, a misremembering.
- origin
- From Old English for boy or male servant
- horse duty
- A groom also tends and brushes horses
- average spend
- Grooms typically pay far less than brides do
- groomzilla
- Yes, the meltdown is now officially his too
prince william — married catherine middleton at westminster abbey, 2011
prince harry — married meghan markle at st george's chapel windsor, 2018
tom cruise — married katie holmes in italy, 2006