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grocer
(grō′sər)
noun
a storekeeper who sells food and various household supplies
Origin: ME grosser < OFr grossier, lit., dealer in the gross, wholesaler < ML grossarius < LL grossus: see gross
See grocer in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
One that sells foodstuffs and various household supplies.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, wholesaler
Origin: , from Anglo-Norman grosser
Origin: , from Medieval Latin grossārius, grocerius
Origin: , from Late Latin grossus, thick
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