groceryman
Americannoun
plural
grocerymenEtymology
Origin of groceryman
Example Sentences
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The groceryman would make a toot, which was a poke made of a bit of twisted paper, and fill it with bits of sweet crackers that had been broken in the box and could no longer be sold as whole crackers.
From Literature
Yes, sir, with all this reckless joy and easy reach they spend their time in working 10 hours a day, sending their children to school or church, struggling to pay the groceryman and playing the accordion in their little flats.
From New York Times
She liked Myra Stetson, the groceryman’s daughter, almost as well as she did Eva Larry.
From Project Gutenberg
The groceryman says oyster-cans are the popular things for holding gold, in the diggin's.
From Project Gutenberg
Now, this looked like a pretty good thing to the groceryman.
From Project Gutenberg
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