grocer

noun

gro·​cer ˈgrō-sər  -shər 

: a dealer in staple foodstuffs, meats, produce, and dairy products and usually household supplies

Examples of grocer in a Sentence

Ask your local grocer if he sells organic fruits and vegetables.

Recent Examples on the Web

Flashback: The default grocer for millions of Texans started as a small store in Kerrville in 1905. —Megan Stringer, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025

The national average Consumer Index price for a dozen Grade A eggs peaked at $4.82 in January 2023, while South Florida grocers trended higher — a Publix egg carton of a dozen was $5.89 at a Kendall-area store that month. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025

In some places, grocers are limiting the number of cartons customers can buy. —Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025

Retail and grocery Major US retailers and grocers — such as Target, Walmart and Kroger — will be open on MLK Day. —Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English grocer, grosser "wholesale dealer in preserved foods, spices, wine, etc.," borrowed from Anglo-French groser, grosser, grossour (Middle French grossier), from gros "the greater part, the bulk," en gros "wholesale, in bulk" (derivative of gros, adjective, "large, great, coarse") + -er, -our -er entry 2 — more at gross entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

grocer

noun

gro·​cer ˈgrō-sər 

: a dealer in food and household supplies