groceryman
Americannoun
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grocerymenEtymology
Origin of groceryman
Example Sentences
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The son of an Irish-born Glasgow groceryman, he quit school at ten, worked around Glasgow for a few years, in 1865 sailed for the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I just bootleg the Gospel," a well-tailored young groceryman told an audience of 1,500 Baptist men in Fort Worth one night last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Grocer McDonald, son of a Knoxville groceryman, built up a chain of 60 stores in Chattanooga.
From Time Magazine Archive
The housewife tends to castigate the retail groceryman.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Under the counter, Sonny,” said the groceryman, hardly looking at Bob.
From Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune by Emerson, Alice B.
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