Meaning

One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal..

Definitions by Sense

1. One that grooms; that attends to apperance of a person or animal.
2. A tool used for grooming.
3. One who cleans the inside of an airplane between flights.
4. (skiing, slang) A piste serviced by snow groomers.
5. (colloquial) One who attempts to gain the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.

Example Sentences

On board, groomers, commissary, and flight attendants work diligently.

In a letter to Harrison, Kief described the job definition and pay scale of "groomers" versus other employees.

Police called Douglas Lindsell, 64, of Twickenham, "the most prolific internet groomer ever caught" and said his conversations with the girls were "overtly sexual in nature".

But later, at a separate meeting, I encountered Suju, the wife of another jailed groomer. She was afraid of him but she, too, thinks white girls are: 'Filthy. How they dress. They have no shame, no fear of Allah.'

The former Newcastle United coaching assistant George Ormond was a "wicked" groomer and manipulator who sexually abused young boys dreaming of becoming professional footballers, the jury at his trial has been told.

There are also those, such as the court reporter Chris Klomp, who have argued that he is not the “sex monster” or “groomer” he has been made out to be in some English-language media.

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When Should You Use Groomer?

Use groomer when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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