grocer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹəʊ.sə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Old French grossier (“wholesaler”). Compare gross.
Meanings
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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.
1974 July 6, “Ohio Town Opposes A Plan for Dumping New York Garbage”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2024:Control will never again be gained for toleration will become extinct. A husband quarrelling with his wife will not think twice or regret his spent bullet. Hungry children will not spare the grocer. Remorse in all forms will be removed from human thoughts and actions.Freedom will only be available through revolution or death. This system of a down is unavoidable as life on this planet becomes unnecessary.
c. 1995, Daron Malakian, Victims of a Down:
- A retail store that sells groceries, a grocery store.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grocers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
grocer's · grocer's itch · grocerdom · greengrocer · grocerly · groceress
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (96)
ur بَقَّال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · eo spicisto (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ro băcăneasă (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ro băcan (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ug باققال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · pl sklepikarka (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · cs hokynář (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · la macellārius (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ar بَقَّال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ka ბაყალი (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · fi elintarvikekauppias (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · prs بَقَّال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · es abacera (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · tg баққол (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · de Lebensmittelhändlerin (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · az baqqal (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · de Krämerin (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · pl sklepikarz (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ru бакале́йщица (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ps بقال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · hi पंसारी (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · be бакале́йніца (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · tr bakkal (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ru продавщи́ца (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · fr épicière (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · uz baqqol (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · es abarrotera (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · sh бака̀лӣн (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ar بَدَّال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · be бакале́йшчык (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ru бакале́йщик (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · gd grosair (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · cmn 雜貨商 /杂货商 (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · fa-ira بَقَّال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · fr épicier (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · de Krämer (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · be бакале́йшчыца (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · hu zöldséges (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ru торго́вка (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ca adroguer (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · nb kolonialhandlar (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · eo spicistino (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · be бакале́йнік (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · sh bakàlīn (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · pt merceeiro (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · tk bakgal (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · de Kauffrau (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · nb kjøpmann (cf. grosserer m) (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · pt merceeira (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ar بَقَّالَة (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · de Kolonialwarenhändler (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · io spicisto (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · io spicovendisto (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · fi ruokakauppias (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · bho पंसारी (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · sq shitës (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · mk ба́кал (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · nb kjøpmann (cf. grosserar m) (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · arz بقال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · nrf grôssyi (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · uk бакалі́йник (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · nl kruidenierster (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · el παντοπώλισσα (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ru торго́вец (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · it droghiera (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · mt tal-merċa (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · sv livsmedelshandlare (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · nl kruidenier (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · hy նպարավաճառ (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · el παντοπώλης (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · el μπακάλισσα (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · de Lebensmittelhändler (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · da købmand (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ota بقال (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · kk бақалшы (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · sq bakall (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · uk бакалі́йниця (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · cy groser (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ca adroguera (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · nrf êpicyi (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · es abacero (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · nb kolonialhandler (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ru продаве́ц (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ga grósaeir (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · es abarrotero (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · es vivandero (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · cs hokynářka (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · it droghiere (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · el μπακάλης (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · ur پَنْساری (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · el μπακάλαινα (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · bg бака́лин (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · la holitor (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · kk аттерші (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · sv specerihandlare (person selling foodstuffs and household items) · de Kaufmann (person selling foodstuffs and household items)