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gro·cer (grō′sər)

noun

a storekeeper who sells food and various household supplies

Etymology: ME grosser < OFr grossier, lit., dealer in the gross, wholesaler < ML grossarius < LL grossus: see gross

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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