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grocer
What does grocer mean?
grocer (noun): a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies).
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce grocer?
/ˈɡɹoʊsɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does grocer come from?
From Old French grossier (“wholesaler”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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