greengrocer

[ green-groh-ser ]

/ ˈgrinˌgroʊ sər /

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noun Chiefly British.

a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit.

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Origin of greengrocer

First recorded in 1715–25; green + grocer

Words nearby greengrocer

green gentian, green gland, green glass, Green Goddess, Greengrass, greengrocer, greengrocery, Greenham Common, greenhead, greenheart, green heron

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How to use greengrocer in a sentence

Who could be a better observer than the greengrocer by the mosque or the hospital night watchman?
Gay Syrian Blogger a Hoax?|Asne Seierstad|June 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When it ceased dripping for an hour at noon, the greengrocer said cheerily, 'Another grand day, mam!'
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
The greengrocer put on a pair of wash-leather gloves to hand the plates with, and stationed himself behind Mr. Tuckle's chair.
The Pickwick Papers|Charles Dickens
In those days you bought them cooked at the charcuterie for the same price that you got them raw at the greengrocer's.
Paris Vistas|Helen Davenport Gibbons

The Guesser looking at them would have no difficulty in pronouncing landlord, greengrocer, king.
Little Folks (November 1884)|Various
He has been thinking about the Kaiser, the Kaiser who is breaking his heart through the medium of the greengrocer's baby.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol 150, February 9, 1916|Various

British Dictionary definitions for greengrocer

greengrocer

/ (ˈɡriːnˌɡrəʊsə) /

noun

mainly British a retail trader in fruit and vegetables

Derived forms of greengrocer

greengrocery, noun

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