grocer
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grocer
- /ˈɡɹəʊ.sə/ UK
- /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/ US
Sounds like grosser · Rhymes with -əʊsə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French grossier (“wholesaler”). Compare gross.
noun grocers
- A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery. “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.
- A retail store that sells groceries, a grocery store.
verb grocers · grocering · grocered
- To sell groceries; to act as a grocer.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: grocery, greengrocer, storegoer, foodseller, foodmonger, drygoodsman, supermarketeer, épicier, store-goer, shopgoer, supermarketer, fruitmonger, retailer, storekeeper, shopkeeper, buyer
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noun person selling foodstuffs and household items
| Español | abacero, abacera, abarrotero, abarrotera, vivandero |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 雜貨商 /杂货商 záhuòshāng |
| हिन्दी | पंसारी pansārī |
| Português | merceeiro, merceeira |
| Français | épicier, épicière |
| Deutsch | Lebensmittelhändler, Lebensmittelhändlerin, Kaufmann, Kauffrau, Krämer, Krämerin |
| Italiano | droghiere, droghiera |
| Ελληνικά | μπακάλης bakális, μπακάλισσα bakálissa, μπακάλαινα bakálaina, παντοπώλης pantopólis, παντοπώλισσα pantopólissa |
| Română | băcan, băcăneasă |
| Русский | бакале́йщик bakaléjščik, бакале́йщица bakaléjščica, продаве́ц prodavéc, продавщи́ца prodavščíca, торго́вец torgóvec, торго́вка torgóvka |
| العربية | بَقَّال baqqāl, بَقَّالَة baqqāla, بَدَّال baddāl |
Talk about this word "grocer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grocer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grocer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grocer "grocer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grocer.Cite this
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title = {grocer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grocer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
