grocer

[ groh-ser ]

/ ˈgroʊ sər /

the owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products.

Origin of grocer

1325–75; Middle English < Old French gross(i)er wholesale merchant. See gross, -er²

gro., groan, groaner, groat, groats, grocer, groceries, grocery, groceryman, grockle, grodno

The grocer associations and food companies face a political conundrum.

Supermarkets and Retailers Turn Blind Eye to Food Stamp Funding Cuts |Miranda Green |September 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Costco is doing very well for a grocer, but very poorly for a department store, the category to which Walmart technically belongs.

Why Can’t Walmart Be More Like Costco? |Megan McArdle |November 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
At Walmart, which is many peoples' grocer, clothier, and auto supply shop, long lines would cost them a lot of business.

Why Can’t Walmart Be More Like Costco? |Megan McArdle |November 26, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
In the essay, Havel imagines a grocer hanging a "Workers of the World, Unite!"

John Avlon: Vaclav Havel's Heroic Politics of Truth and Responsibility |John Avlon |December 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Barthelemy moved into her $800-a-month apartment after a Bangladeshi friend saw an ad at the grocer on the corner.

The Serial Killer Victim's Secret Life |Christine Pelisek, Roja Heydarpour |April 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
His master had a book for the butcher and a different one for his account with the grocer.

Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 3 [August 1902] |Various
She went to see the grocer's wife on an interesting occasion, and won the heart of the family by tasting their candle.

The Newcomes |William Makepeace Thackeray
At first we didn't buy anything there, till a long-legged Englishman told my Baron that this grocer kept a fine Hungarian wine.

The Story Of The Little Mamsell |Charlotte Niese
The road to it might lie through the cellar of a grocer's shop, but he would not flinch.

Two Little Savages |Ernest Thompson Seton
The grocer was going about on tip-toe in honor of the day, and was serving the dirty little urchins with ceremonious bows.

Pelle the Conqueror, Complete |Martin Anderson Nexo

grocer

/ (ˈɡrəʊsə) /

a dealer in foodstuffs and other household supplies

C15: from Old French grossier, from gros large; see gross