greengrocer

American  

[green-groh-ser] / ˈgrinˌgroʊ sər /

noun

Chiefly British.

• greengrocers
  plural

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

Derived Forms

• greengrocery
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• greengrocers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of greengrocer

First recorded in 1715–25; green + grocer

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Example Sentences

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But greengrocer Mohamed Hassan was adamant: "I see this as a victory for the Somali people... those willing to participate should proceed, and whoever wins should lead the country."

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Havel tells the apocryphal story of a greengrocer who refuses to place a sign proclaiming “Workers of the world, unite!” in his shop window.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

I’m momentarily reminded of the daughter of a British greengrocer, Margaret Thatcher, who, early in her political career, established her economic credentials by the simple expedient of knowing the price of butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Over at The Fruit Machine greengrocer stall, Tom Cresswell also has a long line of customers, and he said most paid by card.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2025

Our greengrocer buys potatoes from the “Wehrmacht” and brings them in sacks to the private office.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

In Australia, Chinese takeaways date back to the 1850s, when Chinese cookhouses and greengrocers provided for gold miners in remote parts of the country.

From Salon ● May 30, 2023

"I think it takes people back to the pre-supermarket days, where they could get all of their shopping done at the butchers, the bakers and the greengrocers."

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2022

"In a small shop like ours, I would prefer the masks to stay," says Matt Barbrook, who runs Little Gems, a greengrocers on Market Place.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2021

We needed some essentials for our bikes, and found a little motorcycle workshop down a backstreet, incongruous among a jumble of North African greengrocers.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2018

First, because greengrocers are self-evidently horny- thumbed people who do not live by words.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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