grocer
noun
the owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products.
grocers
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pluralof grocer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The ready-to-use food products that Taylor Farms recalled over the weekend had been sold at Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Target, among other grocers across the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Even though no U.S.-grown lettuce or other produce has been linked to the outbreaks, demand from grocers and restaurants is down, causing some farmers to plow their crops back into the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, he said, farmers markets saw a similar boom at the expense of traditional grocers, as shoppers were drawn by the opportunity to shop in the open air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Incumbent US grocers may look with some concern at the insurgency Aldi pulled off since it entered the UK market in the 1990s.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The grocers had gunny sacks of dates and almonds next to stacks of fruit leather, not Orich bars or anything like that.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
