grocer

American  

[groh-ser] / ˈgroʊ sər /

noun

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

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grocer British  

/ ˈɡrəʊsə /

noun

1. a dealer in foodstuffs and other household supplies

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Etymology

Origin of grocer

1325–75; Middle English < Old French gross ( i ) er wholesale merchant. See gross, -er ²

Example Sentences

For decades, Asda had the reputation as Britain's cheapest grocer, a slightly cheeky northern-based business loved by families for its "everyday low prices."

From BBC

Amazon ranked itself as one of the top three grocers in the United States.

From Barron's

Heavy snow and icy conditions have shut down roads, canceled thousands of flights, shuttered work sites and disrupted consumer trips to grocers and other stores.

From MarketWatch

And retailers squeeze by with a margin around 3%; grocers make do with half that.

From Los Angeles Times

He and his family have been shopping at Mexican grocers and eating out more to help support the local businesses, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal