Grocer definition

grōsər
grocers
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One that sells foodstuffs and various household supplies.
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A storekeeper who sells food and various household supplies.
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A person who sells groceries (foodstuffs and household items) retail from a grocery.
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Noun

Singular:
grocer
Plural:
grocers

Origin of grocer

  • Middle English wholesaler from Anglo-Norman grosser from Medieval Latin grossārius, grocerius from Late Latin grossus thick

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Grocer Sentence Examples

  • The shop on the right is a family grocer.

  • His father, Arthur Lowe Percy, a grocer, was of sufficient means to send his son to Christ Church, Oxford, in 1746.

  • His father had a grocer 's shop in St Giles's parish until the 1820s.

  • This was a grocer's shop for many years.

  • The main difference between the Lean Cuisine diet and diets like Jenny Craig or NutriSystem is that Lean Cuisine meals and snacks are as near as your grocer's freezer.

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