grocer

CEFRC1

/ˈɡɹəʊ.sə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who sells food and household goods.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A retail store that sells groceries, a grocery store.

Examples

  • I bought these biscuits at the grocer's.

  • The grocer managed to convince his customers of his honesty.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To sell groceries; to act as a grocer.

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

More examples

In context

  • Will you get me some salt at the grocer's?

  • “Cadiz isn't going to become the garbage dump capital of the world,” said Patrick Erbacher, a grocer who is vice president of the Cadiz Jaycees.

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Origin

noun

From Old French grossier (“wholesaler”). Compare gross.