GROCER

grocer

(noun) a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

grocer (plural grocers)

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.

Verb

grocer (third-person singular simple present grocers, present participle grocering, simple past and past participle grocered)

(uncommon) To sell groceries; to act as a grocer.

Source: Wiktionary


Gro"cer, n. Etym: [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier, marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See Gross.]

Definition: A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various other commodities. Grocer's itch (Med.), a disease of the akin, caused by handling sugar and treacle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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