greengrocer Definition
green·grocer (grēn′grō′sər)
noun
Brit. a retail dealer in fresh vegetables and fruit
greengrocer Related Forms
green′·gro′cery noun pl. -·cer·ies
greengrocer Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Stuff was delivered; we had a greengrocer who visited once a week; he came round.
- run: Born at Gnosall near Stafford in 1790, by 1814 he was running a greengrocer 's shop in Dudley Street, Wolverhampton.
- own: Her father owned a greengrocer 's shop in Grantham, Leicestershire, England.
- visit: How to survive them all By Diane MacDonald Y ou can probably remember visiting the greengrocer with your mom when you were four.
- become: If you fight all the way you will become the most famous greengrocer in the country.
- use: Also, by re-using the plastic bags from supermarkets and greengrocers used for loose fruit and vegetables.
Adjective modifier
- local: The local greengrocers in the survey obtained 49 per cent of their apple lines from the UK.
- organic: Two Peas in a Pod are the organic greengrocers plus there's a farmers market every Saturday.
- wholesale: Category: Wholesale market greengrocers, private box schemes with free delivery and competitive prices.
- nice: Coopers, a nice greengrocer / general store in Brewood.
- mobile: The mobile greengrocer left a note blaming his death on us, his customers, for not settling our bills quickly enough.
- independent: Only 32 % of Asda's apples were from the UK, compared with 46 % from independent greengrocers.
Modifies a noun
shop: He owned three greengrocer shops in the city usually began his day at 4am.
Noun used with modifier
specialist: But it lacks important core shops and services, such as baker, butcher, specialist greengrocer, hardware store and bank.
Possessives
- shop: I do remember the greengrocer's shop which was just over the bridge.
- apostrophe: Sticklers for correct punctuation were rejoicing today after a government body declared war on the greengrocer's apostrophe.
- boy: Greengrocer's boy and baker's boy, with baskets.
Preposition: in
village: Until last year they owned the greengrocers in the village and had one week off every year for their summer break.
Browse dictionary entries near greengrocer
- ‹ greengage
- ‹ greenfly
- ‹ greenfinch
- ‹ greenfield
- ‹ greenery
- ‹ Greene, Robert
- ‹ Greene, (Henry) Graham
- ‹ Greene
- ‹ greenbrier
- ‹ Greenblatt, Richard and Gosper, Bill Team
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