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[ groh-ser ] / ˈgroʊ sər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grocer ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products. Origin of grocer1325–75; Middle English <Old French gross(i)er wholesale merchant. See gross, -er2 Words nearby grocergro., groan, groaner, groat, groats, grocer, groceries, grocery, groceryman, grockle, Grodno Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grocerThe grocer associations and food companies face a political conundrum. Supermarkets and Retailers Turn Blind Eye to Food Stamp Funding Cuts|Miranda Green|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Costco is doing very well for a grocer, but very poorly for a department store, the category to which Walmart technically belongs. Why Can’t Walmart Be More Like Costco?|Megan McArdle|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST At Walmart, which is many peoples' grocer, clothier, and auto supply shop, long lines would cost them a lot of business. Why Can’t Walmart Be More Like Costco?|Megan McArdle|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST In the essay, Havel imagines a grocer hanging a "Workers of the World, Unite!" John Avlon: Vaclav Havel's Heroic Politics of Truth and Responsibility|John Avlon|December 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Barthelemy moved into her $800-a-month apartment after a Bangladeshi friend saw an ad at the grocer on the corner. The Serial Killer Victim's Secret Life|Christine Pelisek, Roja Heydarpour|April 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST His master had a book for the butcher and a different one for his account with the grocer. Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 3 [August 1902]|Various She went to see the grocer's wife on an interesting occasion, and won the heart of the family by tasting their candle. The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray At first we didn't buy anything there, till a long-legged Englishman told my Baron that this grocer kept a fine Hungarian wine. The Story Of The Little Mamsell|Charlotte Niese The road to it might lie through the cellar of a grocer's shop, but he would not flinch. Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton The grocer was going about on tip-toe in honor of the day, and was serving the dirty little urchins with ceremonious bows. Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo
British Dictionary definitions for grocer
nouna dealer in foodstuffs and other household supplies Word Origin for grocerC15: from Old French grossier, from gros large; see gross Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grocermerchant, vendor, seller, entrepreneur, proprietor, businessperson, salesperson, dealer, retailer, wholesaler |