greengrocer
noun
green·gro·cer
ˈgrēn-ˌgrō-sər 
-shər
chiefly British
: a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit
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Waiters hustled back and forth with foaming bottles of beer, diners abandoned their pasta con le sarde to jive in the narrow alley with passersby, and the greengrocer nodded with the beat while weighing out half a kilo of artichokes for an older gentleman.
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Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
It is lined with shopfronts—nail salons, funeral homes, greengrocers with fruit stands—and apartments that look out over the street.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The main street is lined with indie wine and cheese shops as well as an artisanal butcher, greengrocer, and fishmonger.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 15 June 2024
In the 1950s, the city’s historic core island held 150,000 inhabitants — a number that dwindled to one-third that size as greengrocers’, butchers’ and fishmongers’ became trinket shops and tourist bars.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
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Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
It is lined with shopfronts—nail salons, funeral homes, greengrocers with fruit stands—and apartments that look out over the street.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
The main street is lined with indie wine and cheese shops as well as an artisanal butcher, greengrocer, and fishmonger.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 15 June 2024
In the 1950s, the city’s historic core island held 150,000 inhabitants — a number that dwindled to one-third that size as greengrocers’, butchers’ and fishmongers’ became trinket shops and tourist bars.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
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greengrocer
noun
green·gro·cer
ˈgrēn-ˌgrō-sər
chiefly British
: a person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit to the public
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