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

The restaurant is the second outpost from the iconic Hawaiian grocer Foodland. —Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024

Those are mostly Save-A-Lots, a discount grocer, but also include Leevers Locavore on West 38th Avenue in Denver. —Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024

Between the lines: Amazon is finally tapping into its Whole Foods footprint to better compete with Walmart and other grocers while boosting its own logistics network. —Hope King, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024

There was never a single, standard recipe for the chorizo that Chinese grocers sold, according to Don. —Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024

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