plural groomers
1
: someone who grooms (see groom entry 2 sense 1) animals (such as dogs)
took my pet to the groomer
2
: someone who grooms (see groom entry 2 sense 3b) a minor for exploitation and especially for nonconsensual sexual activity
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This may be because cats are fastidious groomers and may remove ticks from their fur before the ticks have a chance to transmit the bacterium.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
This connects to how the Puberty Alarm cartoon substitutes for the egotism some people never outgrow — the self-justification featured in groomer films such as Eighth Grade and Love, Simon and Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
The Colorado Republican party marked the beginning of Pride month by condemning LGBTQ people as child groomers and calling to burn Pride flags.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
According to The Providence Journal, Mae worked as a maid while Dan was a horse groomer.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
This connects to how the Puberty Alarm cartoon substitutes for the egotism some people never outgrow — the self-justification featured in groomer films such as Eighth Grade and Love, Simon and Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
The Colorado Republican party marked the beginning of Pride month by condemning LGBTQ people as child groomers and calling to burn Pride flags.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
According to The Providence Journal, Mae worked as a maid while Dan was a horse groomer.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
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“Groomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groomer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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