greengrocer

American  

[green-groh-ser] / ˈgrinˌgroʊ sər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit.

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greengrocer British  

/ ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsə /

noun

1. a retail trader in fruit and vegetables

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Other Word Forms

• greengrocery
  noun

Etymology

Origin of greengrocer

First recorded in 1715–25; green + grocer

Example Sentences

Seagoing Greengrocer Alec Rose, 59, declared: "This bug gets into one's blood."

From Time Magazine Archive

"In the Midst of Life——" "Good Greengrocer and Mixed Business, sure living; death cause of leaving."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

Marks, Greengrocer, was the inscription of the shop.

From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

Some day, perhaps, when I have made my pile, And can from ostentatious show refrain, Without the Greengrocer to purchase "style," I possibly once more may entertain!

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 101, July 11, 1891 by Various

We gave a little dinner; and I own, Led by a wish with style to stamp the f�te, Palmed off, as though a butler of our own, A skilled Greengrocer we had in "to wait."

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 101, July 11, 1891 by Various