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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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 traditional "big four" grocers at the time - Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons - were slow to respond to the new competition, leaving the challengers to gradually pick off their shoppers.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
An Agriculture Department official called top grocers, including Walmart, Kroger and Albertsons, to ask about plans for beef prices heading into the July 4 holiday weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Urner Barry’s numbers impact what grocers pay for eggs and can factor into price tags for consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
