grocer

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹoʊ.səɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)

Etymology

From Old French grossier (“wholesaler”). Compare gross.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
merchant
Narrower (hyponyms)
greengrocer

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