grocer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gro·cer /ˈɡrəʊsə $ ˈɡroʊsər/ noun [countable] 1. BODFsomeone who owns or works in a shop that sells food and other things used in the home 食品杂货店店主[店员]2. grocer’s SHOP/STOREa grocer’s shop 食品杂货店
Examples from the Corpus
grocer• Though rationing was in effect, Tish managed to get a huge steak from an admiring grocer down the street.• Chemists, grocers, clothing, footwear and leather shops say that sales improved significantly compared with a year ago.• From his doorway, the first grocer scowled at him.• A former grocer from Rector Street, at twenty he had gone bankrupt trying to run a cigar store on Pearl Street.• The man is oblivious to his living conditions and the fact his 9-year-old son begs food from the neighborhood grocer.• I would have to telephone the grocer, if I was to go on.• The four richest on paper are revealed as two press barons and two grocers.Origin grocer (1200-1300) Old French grossier “person who sells in large quantities”, from gros; → GROSS1gro·cer nounChineseSyllable
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grocer
gro‧cer /ˈɡrəʊsə $ ˈɡroʊsər/
noun [countable]
2. grocer’s a grocer’s shop
gro‧cer /ˈɡrəʊsə $ ˈɡroʊsər/
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: grossier 'person who sells in large quantities', from gros; ⇨ gross1
1. someone who owns or works in a shop that sells food and other things used in the homeLanguage: Old French
Origin: grossier 'person who sells in large quantities', from gros; ⇨ gross1
2. grocer’s a grocer’s shop