groom vs player

groom and player both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
groom	Yes	No	Yes	No
player	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, player is a hypernym of groom; that is, player is a word with a broader meaning than groom:

Other hypernyms of groom include adult male, man, participant.

groom (noun)	player (noun)
a man who has recently been married	a theatrical performer
someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses	a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
a man participant in his own marriage ceremony	someone who plays a music as a profession
	a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
	someone who takes part in an activity

groom (verb)	player (verb)
care for one's external appearance
give a neat appearance to
educate for a future role or function